The Common Good A lecture on the history, the philosophy, and the current political, social, and economic thinking about the common good. 10 pages.
Critical Thinking Based on an assertion that people do not want to think. Developed with emphasis on the four biases identified by Lonergan, plus a bias of "secularism." 11 pages.
A Philosophy of Art An analysis of how artists make artistic decisions and how these decisions can be affected by biases. 34 pages.
Technology and the Human Condition Lectures and history. Aligns historical technological advances with three fundamental developments in the Human Condition: Jasper's Axial Period, Modern Science, and Praxis in Human Studies. Particular attention to the growing links between technology and political economies. 97 pages.
A History of Intelligence A lecture prepared for college-level readers. Relies on Lonergan's account of "differentiations of consciousness" to trace major turning points in the development of human intelligence. 13 pages.
Lonergan on Being in Love "Being in Love": An article published in 1995, plus six addenda on later materials regarding a "5th level." 26 pages.
Lonergan's Generalized Empirical Method An entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Covers the main ideas in Lonergan's works, with special emphasis on ethics. 29 pages.
Lonergan & Spirituality An introduction to how key ideas in Lonergan's work relate to spirituality. (1985 original out of print) 242 pages. Fruitless Insights "Insights are a dime a dozen," according to Lonergan. They require verification by judgments, and the criterion for judgments is the absence of relevant questions. A highly relevant question in practical matters is "Have we fully exploited the possibilities in this situation?" A true-life example is given. 2 pages
Ethics
Christian Theological Ethics: A History A brief history covering (I) Scripture (2) Turn to Philosophy, (3) Ethical Systems, (4) Faith & Works, (5) Turn to the Subject, and (6) 20th Century Issues. 59 pages. Updated May 2016
Doing Better: The Next Revolution in Ethics - A Study Guide Author: Tad Dunne. Cover image, table of contents, and study guide with references to The Lonergan Reader (University of Toronto Press, 1997). The book includes exercises for noticing the norms in consciousness. Part of an effort to provide a common ground for assessing any ethical principles and moral views.
Method in Ethics An extension of Lonergan's generalized empirical method into the field of ethics. Covers moral knowing, objectivity, metaphysics, existential dimensions, method in ethics, and education in ethics. 97 pages.
Moral Objectivity A discussion of what objectivity means in moral opinions and decisions. 20 pages
The Next Revolution in Ethics Text of a presentation on the revolution that a generalized empirical method can bring about in ethics. 9 pages.
Rights An account of the origins of the idea of "rights." Includes a distinction between "natural" rights and "legally protected rights. Proposes that the core "natural" rights of humans is not based on "self-interest" but on "self-transcendence."
The Open Ethicist Defines "open" as being open to learning about learning, choosing how we choose, and letting our lives be led by love. These definitions are meant respectively to clarify what intellectual, moral and affective conversions mean for anyone concerned about method in ethics. This treatment is a modified version of chapter 7 in my Doing Better: The Next Revolution in Ethics. 36 pages.