Veni lumen cordis

Rosmini's philosophia cordis and heart transplants

Abstract

This article explores the convergence between Rosminian philosophy and 'post-transplant phenomena', episodes in which recipient patients display post-transplant memories, emotions and behavioural traits that can be traced back to those of the donor. The research contributes to a new view of the heart and identity in Rosminian ontology, investigating through the 'doctrine of the three forms of being' the true 'synthesis' function of the central organ as a meeting point between matter and spirit, finite and infinite, and donor and recipient.