On the Problem of Empathy
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"On the Problem of Empathy" is a seminal phenomenological work by Edith Stein that analyzes the nature of empathy as a fundamental way of experiencing and understanding other conscious beings.
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| On the Problem of Empathy canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Problem of Empathy Context triple: [Edith Stein, notableWork, On the Problem of Empathy]
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The Age of Empathy
The Age of Empathy is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores the evolutionary roots of empathy and cooperation in animals and humans.
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Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects
"Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects" is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece in which he systematically analyzes human emotions as natural, necessary outcomes of our striving for self-preservation and our interactions with external causes.
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The Intelligence of Emotions
The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
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The Analysis of Moral Judgments
The Analysis of Moral Judgments is a philosophical essay that examines the nature, justification, and meaning of moral evaluations and ethical claims.
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"The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuinely altruistic motivation against egoistic theories of practical reason.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Problem of Empathy Target entity description: "On the Problem of Empathy" is a seminal phenomenological work by Edith Stein that analyzes the nature of empathy as a fundamental way of experiencing and understanding other conscious beings.
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A.
The Age of Empathy
The Age of Empathy is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores the evolutionary roots of empathy and cooperation in animals and humans.
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B.
Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects
"Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects" is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece in which he systematically analyzes human emotions as natural, necessary outcomes of our striving for self-preservation and our interactions with external causes.
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C.
The Intelligence of Emotions
The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
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D.
The Analysis of Moral Judgments
The Analysis of Moral Judgments is a philosophical essay that examines the nature, justification, and meaning of moral evaluations and ethical claims.
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E.
"The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuinely altruistic motivation against egoistic theories of practical reason.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
doctoral dissertation
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phenomenological text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Edmund Husserl ⓘ |
| analyzes |
constitution of other subjects
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distinction between self and other ⓘ empathy as intentional act ⓘ structure of empathic experience ⓘ |
| argues |
empathy is an irreducible kind of experience
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empathy is distinct from imagination ⓘ empathy is distinct from inference ⓘ empathy is foundational for knowledge of others ⓘ |
| author | Edith Stein ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions for understanding others
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how we experience other conscious beings ⓘ relation between self-experience and other-experience ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
phenomenological anthropology
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theory of intersubjectivity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| degreeAwarded | doctorate in philosophy ⓘ |
| examines |
embodiment in empathy
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empathy and emotional life ⓘ empathy and personhood ⓘ how foreign experiences are given ⓘ |
| field |
phenomenology
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philosophy of mind ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | academic dissertation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of foreign experience
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analysis of the lived body ⓘ discussion of empathy and community ⓘ discussion of levels of empathy ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary empathy research in philosophy
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later phenomenological theories of empathy ⓘ philosophical discussions of other minds ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
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Max Scheler ⓘ phenomenological method ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consciousness
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empathy ⓘ intersubjectivity ⓘ other minds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major work of Edith Stein
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systematic analysis of empathy ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Zum Problem der Einfühlung ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | phenomenology ⓘ |
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