«Veni lumen cordium»

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 seem to display post-transplant memories, emotions and behavioral traits that could 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.