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Bernard Lonergan was a prominent philosopher, born on December 17, 1904, and died on November 26, 1984. His philosophical thoughts have had a profound impact on contemporary philosophy and theology.

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“Faith ... is a conscious apprehension of something inevident, something which unlike this desk and this chair is not seen to be there, even if it enters into the fabric of our personal relations to reality with at least as much force, relevance, and moment as things which are seen to be there.”

Ifs Moments Reality Force Conscious Relation Chairs Fabric Desks Relevance Apprehension

Book:A Second Collection

Source: A Second Collection

“If one denies that, when the meaning is true, then the meant is what is so, one rejects propositional truth. If the rejection is universal, then it is the self-destructive proposition that there are no true propositions. If the rejection is limited to the dogmas, then it is just a roundabout way of saying that all the dogmas are false.”

Ifs Way Self Universal Deny Rejection Destructive Rejects Dogma Propositions Self Destructive

Book:A Second Collection

Source: A Second Collection

“No matter what your logic is, if it is coherent, you can develop a technique to express it.”

Ifs Matter Logic No Matter What Technique

Book:Phenomenology and Logic: The Boston College Lectures on Mathematical Logic and Existentialism

Source: Phenomenology and Logic: The Boston College Lectures on Mathematical Logic and Existentialism

About the Author

Born: December 17, 1904
Died: November 26, 1984
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 14

Books & Sources

A Second CollectionRelated source material

Insight: A Study of Human UnderstandingRelated source material

Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan: CollectionRelated source material

Method in TheologyRelated source material

Phenomenology and Logic: The Boston College Lectures on Mathematical Logic and ExistentialismRelated source material

The Lonergan ReaderRelated source material

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