The Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

This experience follows Lonergan’s **Generalized Empirical Method (GEM)**, designed to foster **Self-Appropriation**—becoming aware of your own cognitive operations.

Key Precepts:

• Experience: Attending to the data of sense and consciousness.
• Understanding: Formulating an intelligible pattern (The "Aha!").
• Judgment: Verifying if the pattern is "virtually unconditioned" truth.
• Decision: Choosing a course of action based on values.
• Love: The ultimate self-transcendence that grounds all other levels.

Resources:

• Lonergan Research Institute
• Boston College Lonergan Institute

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