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Philosophy Phenomenology

Phenomenology and Logic

The Boston College Lectures on Mathematical Logic and Existentialism, Volume 18

by (author) Bernard Lonergan

edited by Philip McShane

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2001
Category
Phenomenology, Logic, Existentialism
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802084484
    Publish Date
    Dec 2001
    List Price
    $53.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487588809
    Publish Date
    Dec 2001
    List Price
    $43.95

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Collected here for the first time, this series of lectures delivered by Lonergan at Boston College in 1957 illustrates a pivotal time in Lonergan's intellectual history, marking both the transition from the faculty psychology still present in his work Insight to intentionality analysis and his initial differentiation of the existential level of consciousness.

 

The lectures on logic deal with the general character of mathematical logic and its relation to truth, Scholasticism, and Aristotelian logic. Continuing Lonergan's long-standing interest in the foundations of thought, the lectures on existentialism offer a penetrating account of Husserl and his influence. They also deal with Jaspers, Heidegger, Sartre, and Marcel. They offer reflections on such topics as being oneself, dread, horizon, and the existential gap. Perhaps more dramatically than in any other work these papers reveal Lonergan's dual commitment to the rigor of scientific analysis (in the field of mathematical logic) and to the sensitivity of continental philosophies to existential issues.

About the authors

Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984), a professor of theology, taught at Regis College, Harvard University, and Boston College. An established author known for his Insight and Method in Theology, Lonergan received numerous honorary doctorates, was a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1971 and was named as an original member of the International Theological Commission by Pope Paul VI.

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Philip J. McShane is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Mount St Vincent University, Halifax and author of a number of books, including Lonergan's Challenge to the University and the Economy and Economics for Everyone. Das Jus Kapital.

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