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Book SynopsisHuman language is the only proper tool through which man's intelligence is capable to attain the truth of reality. In deciphering the truth of reality, however, the human intelligence can establish a twofold meaning of things, namely, meaning-content' and meaning-value'; the former concerning the objectivity of beings, the latter expressing the existential dimensions of human subjectivity.
In his philosophy of man and his axiology of human behavior, Karol Wojtyla tries to keep a balance between the objective and subjective truth of man conceived as a person. But, considering human nature as it is found in each and every individual person, Wojtyla tries to establish a synthesis between the language that expresses the truth of man's beingness in his/her objectivity, and the language that unfolds various existential values of one's own unique subjectivity.
In view of the twofold language of meaning, Karol Wojtyla was able to synthesize the traditional metaphysics of being with the
Trade Review«The English-speaking world is much in the debt of Sister Theresa Sandok, OSM, for her graceful translation of the philosophical essays of Karol Wojtyla.» (Michael Novak, Crisis)
«...the book provides a window on the thoughts and convictions of Karol Wojtyla, and the course his Papacy has taken.» (Florence Waszkelewicz-Clowes, Polish-American Journal)
«...in these essays we find many of the intellectual resources of an extraordinary pontificate.» (James G. Hanink, New Oxford Review)
«The careful selection of his articles made by Sister Theresa Sandok, the editor of ‘Person and Community’, and her fine translation of them will enable English-speaking readers to reach a much more accurate understanding and appreciation of his thought.» (Gerald A. McCool, International Philosophical Quarterly)
«...this is a very welcome and indeed exciting book about a subject Karol Wojtyla obviously has studied in a most profound manner.» (James V. Schall, The American Journal of Jurisprudence)
