The subtitle of the 1985 edition, An Impossible Project? , reflects the tension between the finite nature of man and his infinite aspirations. Mondin suggests that because the human person is always "on the way"—constantly creating culture and seeking meaning—a final, closed "scientific" definition of humanity is impossible. Accessing the PDF and Resources
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A major portion of the text is dedicated to human freedom and the intellect’s capacity to transcend physical limits through language, culture, and the pursuit of absolute values. The subtitle of the 1985 edition, An Impossible Project
Drawing heavily on St. Thomas Aquinas, Mondin views the human person as a substantial unity of matter (body) and spirit (soul). He rejects dualism that separates the two as independent substances. Accessing the PDF and Resources Provides a limited
Mondin traces the modern understanding of the "person" to Christian roots, where every individual is seen as a unique, unrepeatable being created in the imago Dei (image of God).
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