The Collected Works of EDITH STEIN ON THE PROBLEM OF EMPATHY
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2 Edith Stein<br />
respected Pr<strong>of</strong>'essor Husserl, had a look at the manuscript <strong>of</strong> Part<br />
II <strong>of</strong> his "Ideen," dealing in part with the same question' Thus,<br />
naturally, should I take up my theme again, I would not be able to<br />
refrain from using the new suggestions received. Of course, the<br />
statement <strong>of</strong> the problem and my method <strong>of</strong> work have grown<br />
entirely out <strong>of</strong> intellectual stimuli received from Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Husserl<br />
so that in any case what I may claim as my "spiritual property"<br />
in the following expositions is most questionable. Nevertheless,<br />
I can say that the results I now submit have been obtained by<br />
my own efforts. This I could no longer maintain if I nou' undertook<br />
changes.<br />
Chapter II<br />
<strong>The</strong> Essence <strong>of</strong> Acts <strong>of</strong><br />
Empathy<br />
l. <strong>The</strong> Method <strong>of</strong> the Investigation<br />
ll controversy over empathy is based on the implied as- < I ><br />
^ta. sumption that foreign subjects and their experience are<br />
given to ,rr. -fhit-rk..s deal with the circumstances <strong>of</strong>'the occuri",,..,<br />
the effects, and the legitimacy <strong>of</strong> this givenness' But the<br />
most immediate undertaking is t0 consider the phenomenon rlf<br />
gir.'enness in and by itself and t