Download or read book An Investigation Concerning the State written by Saint Edith Stein and published by Collected Works of Edith Stein. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any state exists only for the benefit of human beings. This basic tenet of Edith Stein's political thought rests on her conviction that humanity is fundamentally one community, precious beyond measure. Differences of race, culture, and language offer us means to grasp the values of life uniquely so that we may share them universally, reaching across all such social boundaries.