Introduction to the Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

Häftad, Engelska, 1991

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Beskrivning

This is an introduction to the philosophy of a Christian thinker of the 20th century. The author pursues his thesis through mathematics, empirical science, common sense, depth psychology and social theory, into metaphysics, ethics and natural theology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-02-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:304 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333546819

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Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Elements of insight: insight and discovery; inverse insight and the empirical residue. Part 2 Scientific insight: classical and statistical method; canons of scientific inquiry; the world-view of emergent probability; the understanding of development. Part 3 The method of metaphysics: judgement and fact; the self-affirming subject; the world as everything to be known; philosophy and the philosophies; elements of metaphysics. Part 4 The problem of interpretation: myth and mystery; objectivity in interpretation; canons of interpretations. Part 5 Practical reasoning: patterns of experience; the flight from insight, mental health and disease; the flight from insight, social progress and decline; the nature of God. Part 6 God and philosophy: summary of the argument; the existence of God; the practical problem of evil; understanding in search of faith; faith and humanism. Part 7 Lonergan and the problems of contemporary philosophy.