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