@inbook{ed27ff39d1a845f38aeac72e1bae98c2,
title = "“Is“ and “ought” reconciled: The contribution of Stein{\textquoteright}s essentialism and existentialism to postmodern ethics",
abstract = "The “is-ought”—conclusion is—according to David Hume—forbidden. But the is-ought-question rises at each moment when thinking is transferred into action: an “is” is set into being, it is preserved or destroyed. This is where ethics is needed. The good action depends on how one understands the “is”. Thomas of Aquinas considered it as the essence—and so does Edith Stein. In St. Thomas, the “ought” is given by creation; Stein gains it by taking into account the value which she reveals by an existential approach. By revealing the essence, the truth of this thing, and its existential relevance, the value, Stein justifies two major aspects which need to be regained in postmodern ethics.",
keywords = "Edith Stein, ethics, epistemology, natural law, metaphysics",
author = "Mari{\'e}le Wulf",
year = "2022",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-91198-0_10",
language = "English",
series = "Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences",
publisher = "Springer Science",
pages = "133--150",
editor = "Andrews, {Michael F.} and Antonio Calcagno",
booktitle = "The Ethics and Metaphysics of Edith Stein",
}