This essay explores five aporiae in which the historical condition of humanity reaches intrinsic limits that cannot be overcome by its own resources, namely: (1) the problem of moral evil, (2) its past consequences, (3) the integrality of body and soul (4) the conditions for complete happiness, and (5) the dynamics of friendship. When synthesized, the distinct force of each argument converges upon a common conclusion. Human existence subsists between two trajectories, only one of which correspon…
Read moreThis essay explores five aporiae in which the historical condition of humanity reaches intrinsic limits that cannot be overcome by its own resources, namely: (1) the problem of moral evil, (2) its past consequences, (3) the integrality of body and soul (4) the conditions for complete happiness, and (5) the dynamics of friendship. When synthesized, the distinct force of each argument converges upon a common conclusion. Human existence subsists between two trajectories, only one of which corresponds with reason. It either verges on an abyss of absurdity, or it is saved by the rise of theological, divinely revealed horizons.
