PHILOSOPHER

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. The projected 25-volume Collected Works with the University of Toronto Press is now complete. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Lonergan has received more than 289,441 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Lonergan is the 1,175th most popular philosopher (down from 1,053rd in 2019), the 412th most popular biography from Canada (down from 340th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bernard Lonergan ranks 1,175 out of 1,267. Before him are Dariush Shayegan, Pritilata Waddedar, Helene von Druskowitz, Yuval Steinitz, Eino Kaila, and Max Black. After him are Edward Abramowski, Michael Ruse, Buddhapālita, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, Leila Ahmed, and Hermann Lietz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Bernard Lonergan ranks 264. Before him are Renzo Minoli, Giorgio La Pira, Humberto Elgueta, Bernard Schmetz, Gladys George, and Roberto Figueroa. After him are Gavriil Popov, Jimmy Dorsey, Georges Miez, Jacqueline Logan, Sabin Carr, and Zé Luiz. Among people deceased in 1984, Bernard Lonergan ranks 196. Before him are Jean De Clercq, Isaak Kikoin, Elizabeth Goudge, Víctor Balaguer, Alice Neel, and Martin Luther King Sr.. After him are Balasaraswati, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, Chuck Cooper, Aldo Campatelli, and Anders Haugen.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Bernard Lonergan ranks 412 out of 1,622. Before him are Shawn Ashmore (1979), Gérald Lacroix (1957), Étienne Desmarteau (1873), Georges St-Pierre (1981), Pat Patterson (1941), and Jane Bell (1910). After him are Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975), David Hall (1875), Michel Chossudovsky (1946), Daniel Lanois (1951), Jason Gray-Stanford (1970), and Bruno Pelletier (1962).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

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

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