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The Evolution of L onergan's Structure of The Human Good

The Evolution of L onergan's Structure of The Human Good Lonergan presents the ‘structure of the human good’ in Method In Theology , 1972. This is presented as an (x,y) grid. I argue that Lonergan sought to introduce the historical dimension (developed in the 1930's) into a classicist scheme and I trace the development of the idea in five phases. I introduce the notion of dimensions so that the phases can be thought of as removing and introducing dimensions into the structure: ‘(t) → (x,y) → (y) → (y,t) → (x,y,t)’. I suggest that viewing the final structure as three dimensional may obviate some difficulties in the reception of Lonergan's thought. The Human Good in L onergan Bernard Lonergan claimed that in order to explain why religion is something good, we need an account of the good. For this reason, as part of the background chapters to his Method In Theology Lonergan gave a very brief introduction to ethics. His strategic option, in fact, was to adopt, not an ethics based on natural law, beatitude, duty or virtue, but a value ethics, and indeed, an existential ethics. The reasons for his choice cannot be considered here. However, it might be worth considering what Lonergan calls ‘the structure of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Heythrop Journal Wiley

The Evolution of L onergan's Structure of The Human Good

Friel, Christopher
The Heythrop Journal , Volume 54 (5) – Sep 1, 2013
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Lonergan presents the ‘structure of the human good’ in Method In Theology , 1972. This is presented as an (x,y) grid. I argue that Lonergan sought to introduce the historical dimension (developed in the 1930's) into a classicist scheme and I trace the development of the idea in five phases. I introduce the notion of dimensions so that the phases can be thought of as removing and introducing dimensions into the structure: ‘(t) → (x,y) → (y) → (y,t) → (x,y,t)’. I suggest that viewing the final structure as three dimensional may obviate some difficulties in the reception of Lonergan's thought. The Human Good in L onergan Bernard Lonergan claimed that in order to explain why religion is something good, we need an account of the good. For this reason, as part of the background chapters to his Method In Theology Lonergan gave a very brief introduction to ethics. His strategic option, in fact, was to adopt, not an ethics based on natural law, beatitude, duty or virtue, but a value ethics, and indeed, an existential ethics. The reasons for his choice cannot be considered here. However, it might be worth considering what Lonergan calls ‘the structure of

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