Some [Necessary] "Precautions for Use"

Abstract

Presented here are the remarks made by the author as part of a formal discussion of the paper by Luigino Bruni also published in this Issue. Its comments are on three levels: to do with method, lanugage and the argument itself, as a health warning with regard to the use of a trinitarian ontology as a hermeneutic, critical and axiomatic reference point in all areas of human endeavor. What is said attempts to offer ways in which the trinitarian paradigm can avvoid being exploited or trivialized. Furthermore, given that the use of "one-and-threeness" functions as the interpretative and descriptive key to the dynamics of interpersonal relationships capable of transforming society in a constructive, healthy and human manner, it attempts to suggest how not to make summary affirmations or conclusions.