When did Bernard Lonergan live?

Bernard Lonergan was born in 1904 and died in 1984.

Where was Bernard Lonergan from?

Bernard Lonergan was a Canadian philosopher of the Contemporary era.

What philosophical movements is Bernard Lonergan associated with?

Bernard Lonergan was associated with Christian Philosophy and Continental Philosophy.

How many quotes are attributed to Bernard Lonergan?

There are 5 attributed quotations from Bernard Lonergan in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.

Bernard Lonergan 1904 – 1984

Bernard Lonergan (1904 – 1984) was a Canadian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Christian Philosophy and Continental Philosophy.

Bernard Joseph Francis Lonergan was a Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian and one of the leading representatives of transcendental Thomism. After studies at Heythrop, London, and Rome, he spent most of his teaching career in Toronto and Rome, with a final phase at Boston College. His Insight: A Study of Human Understanding offered a comprehensive analysis of the cognitional operations involved in mathematical, scientific, philosophical, and theological knowing, while Method in Theology proposed a generalized transcendental method of attentive, intelligent, reasonable, and responsible inquiry as the foundation of human science. His work has shaped an international school of Lonergan studies.

Key facts

Nationality: Canadian
Era: Contemporary
Movements: Christian Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Selected quotes

Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:

“Be attentive, be intelligent, be reasonable, be responsible.”
Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:

“Genuine knowing is a structure of operations, not a single act.”
Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:

“The dynamic of human intentionality is the eros of the human spirit.”
Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:

“Method is not a set of rules, but the structure of conscious operations.”
Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:

“Conversion is the radical transformation of the subject's horizons.”

Bernard Lonergan by topic

Bernard Lonergan on Mind 4 quotes
Bernard Lonergan on Truth 4 quotes

Frequently asked about Bernard Lonergan

When did Bernard Lonergan live?: Bernard Lonergan was born in 1904 and died in 1984.
Where was Bernard Lonergan from?: Bernard Lonergan was a Canadian philosopher of the Contemporary era.
What philosophical movements is Bernard Lonergan associated with?: Bernard Lonergan was associated with Christian Philosophy and Continental Philosophy.
What was Bernard Lonergan known for?: Bernard Joseph Francis Lonergan was a Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian and one of the leading representatives of transcendental Thomism.
How many quotes are attributed to Bernard Lonergan?: There are 5 attributed quotations from Bernard Lonergan in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.