Quest for Self-Knowledge : An Essay in Lonergan's Philosophy / Joseph Flanagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flanagan, Joseph, author.

Series:

Lonergan studies.

Lonergan Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lonergan, Bernard J. F. Insight.

Lonergan, Bernard J. F.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The theme of self-knowledge, introduced by classical philosophers, was taken up and extended by Bernard Lonergan in his major work, Insight. In this innovative and complex study, Lonergan developed a systematic method for understanding the development of self-knowledge. Joseph Flanagan shares with Lonergan the premise that the problem of self-knowledge can be resolved methodically. The purpose of this book is to introduce teachers and students to this difficult subject and to provide readers with a transcultural, normative foundation for a critical evaluation of self-identity and cultural identity. Flanagan elucidates the complicated historical context in reference to the emergence of Lonergan's positions; in particular he relates Lonergan's thought to the development of modern science. He then retraces the main arguments of Insight as they relate to the theme of self-knowledge, and invites readers to discover and verify within their own conscious experiences a foundational identity that they share with all knowers in an ever-expanding search for truth. This method of self-appropriation not only reveals a new philosophical method, but also transforms the traditional science of metaphysics by subsuming it into a richer and more comprehensive ethical context.Quest for Self-Knowledge establishes new ground for philosophical and religious dialogue and demonstrates how Lonergan's philosophy provides a context that complements and enriches the analytic and phenomenological approaches that dominate Western schools of philosophy.

Contents:

1. Insight

2. Heuristic Structures

3. Common Sense

4. The World-Order of Things

5. Self-Affirming Knower

6. Metaphysics

7. Ethics

8. Religion

Epilogue: Method as Conversion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-9072-0

1-4426-8890-4

OCLC:

759101493