Religion and Metaphysics

Religion and Metaphysics
Sku: 47800D0E060
Archival Number: A478 V85
Author: Lonergan, B.
Language(s): English
Decade: 1960
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5 handwritten schematic pp. Topics include phenomenology of religion, philosophy of religion, polymorphism of philosophy of religion.

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47800D0E060

A 478

Transcription by Robert M. Doran

Religion and Metaphysics

[e.g. absolute & sacred

e.g. proof of divinity of Xt from N.T.]

α Philosophy of religion: e.g. what are the categories involved in interpretation of old documents monuments

Relations between theology and metaphysics

scholastic theology is too involved in metaphysical issues

should be short-circuited SScr, non-metaphysical PP,

imitatio Xti

β Philosophy of Religion

While religion is prior to phil of religion [one can be religious w/out being a phil]

yet de facto in reading

writing this article

we are performing not religious acts

but phil. theol. sc. acts

hence does phil of religion suppose a metaphysics, a philosophy?

is ‘philosophy of …’ independent of philosophy simpliciter?

γ Phenomenology: reaching the essence of concrete data

when it is reached, it is evidently the essence

i.e. invulnerable insight: i.e., experience, insight, truth

phenomenology is not clear on issue of truth

Husserl: epoche - if truth reached, then no epoche re real

unless real is not true but [resistance??]

natürliche Einstellung]

Scheler: ambiguity and apostasy cf. Dupuy

Van Breda does not reach reflective issues

insofar as fully conscious, phenomenology involves

acceptance of philosophy

negation of counter-philosophies

insofar as not fully conscious, phenomenology widely acceptable

can be useful spadework, e.g. measurements in sc

cannot be scientific in full sense, movement toward truth

[page 2]

Rel & Metaphys

δ The philosopher of religion has to clarify his own polymorphism

or his results will be vitiated in their origin, i.e., himself

ε The polymorphism of philosophy/philosophy of religion is matched by polymorphism of religion itself

There are many – there are many aberrant forms

Reaching the essence of religion involves at its most

fundamental level the distinction between

authentic and aberrant manifestations of religion

i.e., presupposes an account of essence of religion

and verifies it not in sense that there are no facts to

favor other view

but in sense that there are facts for this view

and other views involved in counter pos [?]

ζ Significance of phil of religion is that it claims from phil criteria

for interpretation of rlg manifestations

Value that it supplies empirical element that indicate

what categories are not only possible but also actual

Value principally because latent metaphysics

undifferentiated consciousness

objective lack of explicit distinctions

? of distinctions

Relation between empirical laws, system, in meth sc, invulnerable insights

phil orientation & implication

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Religion and Metaphysics

True Religion adds to explicit metaphysics

For in intellectual pattern of experience

detached (not spectator but actor à truth)

contemplates things in relations to one another

no emphasis on self

Religion takes man as he is in concrete dramatico-practical pattern

transforms, purifies, liberates, elevates

to a concrete dramatico-practical pattern

congruous with intellectual pattern

charity: love God above all à detachment

love neighbor as self à objectivity

As transforming etc. it is process

perfect charity is always a goal

as process it has a special reference to self

humility, abasement, sorrow, detestation purpose of amendment

hope, confidence, faith

“I” coram Deo with neighbor in world

Mitvollzug

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Religion & Metaphysics

Metaphysics: ontologically orientated – ens priora quoad se i.e. God: Owens, Klubertanz

epistemologically orientated - ens priora quoad nos

(1) Two-way street – can pull stocking inside out

invest throughout

e.g. true = adequatio int ad rem

res = id ad quod verum adequatur

ens et verum convertuntur

requires certain agility

(2) One-way street

& only way is ontologically orientated

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Rel & Metaphysics

Polymorphism

- not only lesser breeds wt the law [?]

(1) not enough to affirm true proportions

(2) horizon – cut things down to one’s own size

(3) if not empiricism, then Platonist August Cartesian, Kantian,

Berkeleyan, Hegelian

non sequitur

cf perception