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