Hedwig Conrad-Martius
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Hedwig Conrad-Martius was a German phenomenologist who became a Christian mystic.
of reality. She also married Theodor Conrad who helped provide for her as at this time women academics tended to struggle to make a living. As she had one Jewish grandparent her work was stalled by the rise of Nazism
. At some point she became religiously active as a Protestant.
's interest in Catholicism came during a visit to her home. Although Protestant Conrad-Martius would late receive a dispensation so she could be Edith Stein
's godmother.
Life and works
She initially considered a literary career, but later became interested in philosophy. This started at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She also studied at Göttingen. She became known for work on an ontologyOntology
Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality as such, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations...
of reality. She also married Theodor Conrad who helped provide for her as at this time women academics tended to struggle to make a living. As she had one Jewish grandparent her work was stalled by the rise of Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
. At some point she became religiously active as a Protestant.
Connection to Edith Stein
Edith SteinEdith Stein
Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein , was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and nun, regarded as a martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church...
's interest in Catholicism came during a visit to her home. Although Protestant Conrad-Martius would late receive a dispensation so she could be Edith Stein
Edith Stein
Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein , was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and nun, regarded as a martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church...
's godmother.
Works
- Die erkenntnistheoretischen Grundlagen des Positivismus, Bergzabern 1920
- Metaphysische Gespräche, Halle 1921
- Realontologie, in: Jahrbuch für Philosophie und phänomenologische Forschung, 6 (1923), 159 - 333
- Zur Ontologie und Erscheinungslehre der realen Außenwelt. Verbunden mit einer Kritik positivistischer Theorien, in: Jahrbuch für Philosophie und phänomenologische Forschung 3 (1916)
- Die „Seele“ der Pflanze. Biologisch-ontologische Betrachtungen, Breslau 1934
- Abstammungslehre, München 1949 (Ursprünglich unter dem Titel „Ursprung und Aufbau des lebendigen Kosmos“ erschienen, Kosmos 1938)
- Der Selbstaufbau der Natur, Entelechien und Energien, Hamburg 1944
- Bios und Psyche, Hamburg 1949
- Die Zeit, München 1954
- Utopien der Menschenzüchtung. Der Sozialdarwinismus und seine Folgen, München 1955
- Das Sein, München 1957
- Der Raum, München 1958
- Die Geistseele des Menschen, München 1960
- Schriften zur Philosophie I-III, im Einverständnis mit der Verfasserin herausgeben von Eberhard Avé-Lallemant, München 1963-1965