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In today’s episode, we give low-temp takes on Fahrenheit vs. Celsius, and high-temp takes on meaning! After blowing Robyn’s mind by demystifying DMs, unpacking the truly disturbing original version the “Baby Shark” song, and choosing our animal sidekicks (editor’s note: Brian’s would be a mischievous but loyal cartoon wolf named Wolfram), we continue our deep dive into some of Lonergan’s lesser-known writings. This week’s discussion is focused on Lonergan’s 1965 lecture, “Dimensions of Meaning,” which appears in Volume 4 of The Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan. True to its title, “Dimensions of Meaning” is a discussion of meaning, but—true to form—Lonergan means something very specific by “meaning.” What is the relationship of language and meaning? How does the mediation of meaning shape social and cultural development? How does meaning serve a constitutive function? Do we make meanings? Where do the natural sciences fit? These and similar questions are what drive today’s discussion.
TITLE NAMED IN MAIN SEGMENT
Jaspers, Karl. The Origin and Goal of History. Abingon: Routledge, 2016.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. “Dimensions of Meaning.” In Collection: Papers by Bernard J.F. Lonergan, edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran, 232–45. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 4. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Insight: A Study of Human Understanding. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. 5th Edition. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 3. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Method in Theology. Edited by Robert M. Doran and John D. Dadosky. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 14. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Verbum: Word and Idea in Aquinas. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. Vol. Volume 2. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997.
O’Regan, Cyril. “The ‘Gift’ of Modernity.” Church Life Journal (Notre Dame), March 20, 2018. https://churchlife.nd.edu/2018/03/20/the-gift-of-modernity/
Piaget, Jean. The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York: Free Press, 1997.
TREASURES OLD AND NEW
Exciting update: we have a Patreon! Check out the page at https://www.patreon.com/systematically and please consider making a much-appreciated donation. There reating and posting each episode of Systematically We’re still working through what special content we will provide for our subscribers (mini-episodes, submission opportunities, merch, etc.), but we promise the perks will be exciting. As always, your support is greatly appreciated!
Our theme music is “14 Ghosts II” by Nine Inch Nails, available at https://archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV
“14 Ghosts II” is used under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. We would like to thank Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails for the use of this track.
Follow us and chat with us on Twitter @SystematicPod
Email us at [email protected]
Subscribe and Review us on iTunes: Systematically Podcast
Subscribe on iTunes! Please search for Systematically Podcast, hit the “Subscribe” button, and—if you’re feeling so inclined—leave us a review. As Jon points out, five is a good number of stars!
Lastly, if you enjoy our conversations, please share them with your friends!
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In today’s episode, we give low-temp takes on Fahrenheit vs. Celsius, and high-temp takes on meaning! After blowing Robyn’s mind by demystifying DMs, unpacking the truly disturbing original version the “Baby Shark” song, and choosing our animal sidekicks (editor’s note: Brian’s would be a mischievous but loyal cartoon wolf named Wolfram), we continue our deep dive into some of Lonergan’s lesser-known writings. This week’s discussion is focused on Lonergan’s 1965 lecture, “Dimensions of Meaning,” which appears in Volume 4 of The Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan. True to its title, “Dimensions of Meaning” is a discussion of meaning, but—true to form—Lonergan means something very specific by “meaning.” What is the relationship of language and meaning? How does the mediation of meaning shape social and cultural development? How does meaning serve a constitutive function? Do we make meanings? Where do the natural sciences fit? These and similar questions are what drive today’s discussion.
TITLE NAMED IN MAIN SEGMENT
Jaspers, Karl. The Origin and Goal of History. Abingon: Routledge, 2016.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. “Dimensions of Meaning.” In Collection: Papers by Bernard J.F. Lonergan, edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran, 232–45. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 4. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Insight: A Study of Human Understanding. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. 5th Edition. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 3. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Method in Theology. Edited by Robert M. Doran and John D. Dadosky. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 14. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Verbum: Word and Idea in Aquinas. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. Vol. Volume 2. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997.
O’Regan, Cyril. “The ‘Gift’ of Modernity.” Church Life Journal (Notre Dame), March 20, 2018. https://churchlife.nd.edu/2018/03/20/the-gift-of-modernity/
Piaget, Jean. The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York: Free Press, 1997.
TREASURES OLD AND NEW
Exciting update: we have a Patreon! Check out the page at https://www.patreon.com/systematically and please consider making a much-appreciated donation. There reating and posting each episode of Systematically We’re still working through what special content we will provide for our subscribers (mini-episodes, submission opportunities, merch, etc.), but we promise the perks will be exciting. As always, your support is greatly appreciated!
Our theme music is “14 Ghosts II” by Nine Inch Nails, available at https://archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV
“14 Ghosts II” is used under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. We would like to thank Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails for the use of this track.
Follow us and chat with us on Twitter @SystematicPod
Email us at [email protected]
Subscribe and Review us on iTunes: Systematically Podcast
Subscribe on iTunes! Please search for Systematically Podcast, hit the “Subscribe” button, and—if you’re feeling so inclined—leave us a review. As Jon points out, five is a good number of stars!
Lastly, if you enjoy our conversations, please share them with your friends!