Bernard Lonergan Quotes
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. The quotes below are attributed to Bernard Lonergan, organized by topic.
Bernard Lonergan on Freedom
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Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:
“Conversion is the radical transformation of the subject's horizons.”
Bernard Lonergan on Mind
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Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:
“Be attentive, be intelligent, be reasonable, be responsible.”
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Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:
“Genuine knowing is a structure of operations, not a single act.”
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Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:
“The dynamic of human intentionality is the eros of the human spirit.”
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Attributed to Bernard Lonergan:
“Method is not a set of rules, but the structure of conscious operations.”