An Investigation Concerning the State (Collected Works of

An Investigation Concerning the State (Collected Works of Edith Stein)
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Any state exists only for the benefit of human beings. This basic tenet of Edith Stein's political thought rests on her conviction that humanity is fundamentally one community, precious beyond measure. Differences of race, culture, and language offer us means to grasp the values of life uniquely so that we may share them universally, reaching across all such social boundaries. Stein wrote this treatise in the early days of the Weimar Republic, shortly after the First World War. It sets forth a philosophy of law, government, and administration that is at once idealistic and practical. What is right, Stein argues, does not arise from legislation or litigation or politics. Right relations, as such, are more basic than any institution. Here, too, are Stein's first serious discussions of religious issues such as quilt, expiation, and freedom of conscience. This is the philosophical work that immediately preceded her decision to be baptized on January 1, 1922. Whether ironically or predictably, Stein was put to death twenty years later by a state that brazenly defied nearly every principle that she had defended in this treatise. In death she bore personal witness to the unity and dignity of the human race. She perished with her people, Jews and Christians alike, at Auschwitz in August 1942.
Country USA
Brand ICS Publications
Manufacturer ICS Publications
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780935216394
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	ICS Publications
Manufacturer	ICS Publications
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780935216394
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

An Investigation Concerning the State (Collected Works of Edith Stein)

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