Europe and Human Dignity.
A Steinian discussion of Joseph Ratzinger’s understanding of Europe
Abstract
This article discusses Benedict the XVI’s charting of the formation and history of Europe around a mission to reign as a sacred duty for the sake of Human Dignity in the light of Edith Stein’s insights into the relationship between community formation and objective values. First, an account of Ratzinger’s understanding of Europe as a concept of political geography is given. Secondly is discussed the mission at the heart of the formation of Europe according to Ratzinger, and how such a mission would, according to Stein, be particularly suited for shaping a people and a continent. The third section discusses Ratzinger’s understanding of Human Dignity in the light of Stein’s understanding of values.
Keywords:
human dignity, Joseph Ratzinger, Edith Stein, Jürgen Habermas, Europe, mission to reign.References
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Mette Lebech wykłada filozofię na University of Maynooth w Irlandii od 1998 r. Studiowała filozofię na uniwersytetach w Kopenhadze, Louvain-la-neuve oraz Leuven. Obszary badawcze i publikacje w zakresie problematyki godności ludzkiej, przyjaźni, różnych obszarów bioetyki oraz filozofii Edyty Stein. Jest założycielką i przewodniczącą International Association for the Study of the Philosophy of Edith Stein (IASPES). Aktualnie badania skoncentrowane są na problematyce fenomenologicznej teorii wartości. Opublikowała m. in. On the Problem of Human Dignity. A Hermeneutical and Phenomenological Investigation (2009); The Philosophy of Edith Stein. From Phenomenology to Metaphysics (2015); (red. z Haydn Gurmin) Intersubjectivity, Humanity, Being. Edith Stein’s Phenomenology and Christian Philosophy (2015). Adres do korespondencji: Mette.Lebech@nuim.ie
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