Category: Metaphysics

By David Fleischacker I am aware of at least two theological teachings that make significant use of the notion of indwelling. The first deals with the indwelling of God in […]...

by David Fleischacker   Method can be looked at as technique. This of course entirely misses the meaning of method as Lonergan conceived of it. For Lonergan, method is a […]...

by Dr. David Fleischacker This one is more for those who have studied Lonergan a bit.  Sorry to those who have not. Though most today might think of being and […]...

by Dr. David Fleischacker Lonergan’s explanatory formulation of the interior structure of judgment dismantles one of the great culprits of the modern world that has left vast reaches of the […]...

Existential Isomorphism By Dr. David Fleischacker I would like to make a simple statement. The finality of the human person is one of existential isomorphism. Why Existential? I am sure […]...

By David Fleischacker Four ideas about the generic relationship of horizontal and vertical finality stand out in Lonergan’s 1943 essay – “Finality, Love, and Marriage.” It is important to note […]...

by David Fleischacker   Quick note on horizontal and vertical finality I am not going to say much on this today, simply because I am still trying to formulate my […]...

by David Fleischacker   As I was thinking about the meaning of a “conjoined union,” the key kind of potency in such a union is not merely finality, but a […]...

By David Fleischacker   In part two of this series, I mentioned that the “repetitive” element of the physical, vital, and sensitive spontaneity is differentiated into schemes of recurrence based […]...

By David Fleischacker Dedicated to Br. Dunstan Robidoux, OSB on his birthday Lonergan does discuss statistics within this 1943 essay, however, it is clear that he has not developed the […]...