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<p>The article analyzes Edith Stein’s position between Husserl’s transcendental idealism and metaphysical realism, arguing that her thought cannot be reduced to the label of “realist phenomenology.” Through a close reading of <i>Introduction to Philosophy</i> and <i>Potency and Act</i>, it is shown that Stein adopts a form of epistemological idealism that preserves the constitutive role of consciousness while safeguarding the ontological independence of reality. The study also addresses the widespread misconception that Husserl’s phenomenology is incompatible with Stein’s later metaphysical and theological commitments, emphasizing instead the continuity that Stein herself affirmed. This approach presents her as a bridge-builder between phenomenology and metaphysics, idealism and realism, whose work offers a sophisticated framework for rethinking the relationship between them.</p>

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Reconciliation of metaphysics and phenomenology? Edith Stein as a bridge-builder between idealism and realism

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    2026年5月12日

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  • Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez

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The article analyzes Edith Stein’s position between Husserl’s transcendental idealism and metaphysical realism, arguing that her thought cannot be reduced to the label of “realist phenomenology.” Through a close reading of Introduction to Philosophy and Potency and Act, it is shown that Stein adopts a form of epistemological idealism that preserves the constitutive role of consciousness while safeguarding the ontological independence of reality. The study also addresses the widespread misconception that Husserl’s phenomenology is incompatible with Stein’s later metaphysical and theological commitments, emphasizing instead the continuity that Stein herself affirmed. This approach presents her as a bridge-builder between phenomenology and metaphysics, idealism and realism, whose work offers a sophisticated framework for rethinking the relationship between them.