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Edith Stein philosophia crucis jako wiedza cierpienia
Edith Stein's Philosophia Crucis as a Science of the Suffering

Author(s): Aleksandra Szulc
Subject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: philosophia crucis; science of the Cross; suffering; homo patiens

Summary/Abstract: The first part of this article presents Edith Stein's understanding of the philosophy of the Cross, while the subsequent part features Viktor Frankl's conception of "homo patiens". In the last part the authoress attempts to prove that the science of the Cross, a key notion from the mystical period in Stein's output, can be interpreted --- with reference to Viktor Frankl's "homo patiens" --- as a science of suffering. This interpretation affords a recognition of the significance of suffering in Stein's "philosophia crucis".

  • Issue Year: 19/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 34-49
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish