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Bernard Lonergan

1904 - 1984

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Bernard Joseph Francis Lonergan (17 December 1904 – 26 November 1984) was a Canadian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian regarded by many as one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. Lonergan's works include Insight: A Study of Human Understanding (1957) and Method in Theology (1972), as well as two studies of Thomas Aquinas, several theological textbooks, and numerous essays, including two posthumously published essays on macroeconomics. Lonergan held appointments at the Pontifical Gregorian University; Regis College, Toronto, as distinguished visiting professor at Boston College, and as Stillman Professor of Divinity at Harvard University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Lonergan is the 1,199th most popular philosopher (down from 1,175th in 2019), the 530th most popular biography from Canada (down from 413th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bernard Lonergan ranks 1,199 out of 1,267. Before him are Alexander Berzin, Walter Kaufmann, Victor Basch, William Alston, Marshall Berman, and Robert Brandom. After him are John Peckham, James Burnham, Hermann Lietz, David Benatar, Sara Danius, and Judith Jarvis Thomson.

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Among people born in 1904, Bernard Lonergan ranks 298. Before him are Rukmini Devi Arundale, Sadi Irmak, Gladys George, Irene Manton, Puck van Heel, and Jimmy Dorsey. After him are Helge Liljebjörn, Elissa Landi, Paul Mattick, Domingo García, Carleton S. Coon, and Marcel Capelle. Among people deceased in 1984, Bernard Lonergan ranks 219. Before him are Pentti Hämäläinen, Johnnie Parsons, Luke Kelly, Frank Fisher, Puck van Heel, and Ross Taylor. After him are Gregor Hradetzky, Henry Wilcoxon, Shelly Manne, Hans Jacobson, Héctor Hernández, and Otto Arosemena.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Bernard Lonergan ranks 530 out of 1,622. Before him are Alexis Smith (1921), William Diller Matthew (1871), Gaétan Boucher (1958), David Furnish (1962), Ross Taylor (1902), and Lucile Wheeler (1935). After him are Jack Pickford (1896), Val Venis (1971), Alice Eastwood (1859), Dorothy Brookshaw (1912), Emily VanCamp (1986), and Romeo Rivers (1907).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Bernard Lonergan ranks 8. Before him are Charles Taylor (1931), G. A. Cohen (1941), Ian Stevenson (1918), Ian Hacking (1936), Patricia Churchland (1943), and Northrop Frye (1912). After him are Paul Churchland (1942), Will Kymlicka (1962), and Leonard Peikoff (1933).

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