This book is dedicated to Edith Stein (1891–1942), who is known widely for her contributions to metaphysics. Though she never produced a dedicated work on questions of ethics, her corpus is replete with pertinent reflections. 

This book is the first major scholarly volume dedicated to exploring Stein’s ethical thought, not only for its wide-ranging content, from her earlier to later works, but also for its applications to such fields as psychology, theology, education, politics, law, and culture. Leading international scholars come together to provide a systematic account of Stein’s ethics, highlighting its relation to Stein’s highly developed and complex metaphysics. Questions about the good, evil, the rights and ethical comportment of the person, the state, and feminism are addressed. 

The book appeals to scholars interested in the history of philosophical and ethical thought

Michael F. Andrews, PhD, is associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and recently served as Dean / Director of the Loyola Rome Center in Rome, Italy.  The former McNerney-Hanson University Endowed Professor of Ethics at the University of Portland, Dr. Andrews specializes in the areas of Continental Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Phenomenology.  He has lectured and published widely in ethics, metaphysics, and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.  His areas of interest include Renaissance Philosophy of Art, Kierkegaard, and the intersection of philosophy and theology.  He is a past member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for the Study of Philosophy of Edith Stein (IASPES) and former International Research Scholar at the Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome

Antonio Calcagno, PhD, is professor of philosophy at King’s University College at Western University and an elected memberof the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada.  His areas of specialization include Continental Philosophy and Social and Political Philosophy.  His areas of competence include Renaissance and Medieval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Education, and Philosophy of Art.  He is a former president of the International Association for the Study of Philosophy of Edith Stein (IASPES) and has published and lectured widely on Edith Stein.