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Bernard Lonergan

Summary

Bernard Lonergan SJ (1904–1984) was a Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose major works Insight and Method in Theology developed a comprehensive account of human knowing, arguing that authentic intellectual, moral, and religious development follows a transcendental method of operations.

Core Contribution

Developed the most systematic Catholic philosophical account of human knowing in the 20th century; Insight is a masterwork of philosophy.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • Catholic philosophy
  • epistemology
  • theological method
  • Jesuit

Notable Works & Achievements

Insight

Method in Theology

Historical Influences

Aquinas Kant Aristotle

Intellectual Lineage

Catholic Jesuit traditionAquinas Kant

Contemporaries & Peers

Hans Urs von Balthasar Karl Rahner

Minds Influenced

Catholic philosophy theological method

Intellectual Posterity

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