Insight by Bernard Lonergan
  • 1. What is the main focus of Bernard Lonergan's work in 'Insight'?
A) Cognitive processes in human understanding
B) Religious doctrine
C) Political theory
D) Art criticism
  • 2. What term does Lonergan use to denote the process of understanding?
A) Wisdom
B) Intuition
C) Insight
D) Knowledge
  • 3. What does Lonergan consider the basis for all knowledge?
A) Authority
B) Education
C) Tradition
D) Experience
  • 4. What role does judgment play in Lonergan's epistemology?
A) It serves only to validate emotions
B) It defines personal beliefs
C) It determines what is true
D) It establishes social norms
  • 5. What is the significance of 'self-appropriation' in Lonergan's thought?
A) Experiencing intuition
B) Accruing social knowledge
C) Learning from others
D) Understanding one's own cognitive processes
  • 6. What is the ultimate goal of Lonergan's cognitive project?
A) Accumulating knowledge
B) Achieving social status
C) Understanding reality
D) Manipulating environments
  • 7. Lonergan's method seeks to integrate which elements?
A) Experience, understanding, and judgment
B) Intellect, will, and desire
C) Belief, practice, and tradition
D) Feelings, thoughts, and actions
  • 8. Which discipline did Lonergan primarily engage with through his work?
A) Mathematics
B) History
C) Philosophy
D) Sociology
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