Smoogles
03-25-2012, 04:48 PM
Enough of these childish "Is God Real" threads that people post after a freshman course in Philosophy. Let's move into the next generation of thinking. Most of us live in the practical way of life, common sense. Then we evolved into the world of theory. Along the way we have lost touch with the connections between common sense and theory. Lonergan exposes us to the next level of knowing, where one can easily fluctuate between theory and the common sense.
Now Lonergan invites one to figure out how one comes to proper judgments and to analyze what their mind is doing. This is for the first half of the book. After the reader has some level of comfort with their cognitional functions the categorizing begins. Hence central and conjugate form, potency, and act.
The basis is that we are driven by a pure desire to know or "light" we have a demand, act upon this demand on their proper objects.
POK ( Dn <->Ao<->Op) B
Let the lower case letters be subscripts. PoK= Pure desire to know. Dn= Demand. Ao= Acts of intentionality. Op= Object. B= being.
Essentially what I have proposed to you is a formula for being. I invite everyone to read insight, it is a must. What are your thoughts on metaphysics and knowing?
Now Lonergan invites one to figure out how one comes to proper judgments and to analyze what their mind is doing. This is for the first half of the book. After the reader has some level of comfort with their cognitional functions the categorizing begins. Hence central and conjugate form, potency, and act.
The basis is that we are driven by a pure desire to know or "light" we have a demand, act upon this demand on their proper objects.
POK ( Dn <->Ao<->Op) B
Let the lower case letters be subscripts. PoK= Pure desire to know. Dn= Demand. Ao= Acts of intentionality. Op= Object. B= being.
Essentially what I have proposed to you is a formula for being. I invite everyone to read insight, it is a must. What are your thoughts on metaphysics and knowing?