A 'Reasonable' Introduction to Lonergan - hat tip Randal Brown

A ‘Reasonable’ Introduction to Bernard Lonergan. – CBC April 2026
 

Artificial intelligence, alternative facts, wars of choice.

How do we know what’s real, true — or even good — in an age where these principles are under threat every moment of every day?

Canadian Jesuit Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984) saw all of this coming. He devoted much of his life's work to understanding human consciousness.

Advertisement for the 'The Language of War' by Victoria Fe, March 24, 2026

Language of War is a discussion that will be led by Victoria Fé, a scholar who specializes in philosophy of language. It is mainly based on Lakoff and Johnson’s theory that our abstract thinking is, by necessity, metaphorical. We will discuss everyday metaphors we live by, without realizing it, and how this mapping mechanism allows us to shape our higher order narratives into different conceptual frames - including the war narratives we get exposed to in mass media.

Transcript of an Interview with Omar Hamouda on Social Ontology and Monetary Theory - by John Smithin

Omar Hamouda Transcript

JOHN:

Hello, my name is John Smithin, and I’m the research director of the Aurora Philosophy

Institute here in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. With me today in my long-time friend, colleague,

and co-author, Professor Omar Hamouda. Omar is Professor Emeritus of Economics at

Glendon College, York University, Toronto, and is the editor of the Journal of Income

Distribution. Welcome Omar.

OMAR:

Response.

JOHN: