{"product_id":"lonergan-on-philosophic-pluralism-gerard-walmsley-9780802098559","title":"Lonergan on Philosophic Pluralism: The Polymorphism of Conciousness as the Key to Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his influential philosophical work Insight, Bernard Lonergan made the intriguing and problematic claim that \"the polymorphism of consciousness is the one and only key to philosophy.\" In \u003cem\u003eLonergan on Philosophical Pluralism\u003c\/em\u003e, Gerard Walmsley examines Lonergan's many discussions of the different forms of human consciousness, as well as his sustained responses to the problems raised by philosophical and cultural pluralism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking closely at Lonergan's thoughts on patterns of experience, different levels of consciousness, and the differentiations of consciousness that occur through the historical development of individual human minds, Walmsley shows how polymorphic consciousness allows individuals to understand a range of philosophical positions. By understanding this range, an individual is able to sympathetically and critically appreciate different positions. Testing the strength of Lonergan's position, he directly engages postmodern thought and comparative philosophy to demonstrate that Lonergan's account of polymorphic consciousness provides a better basis for a positive evaluation of difference than does the work of many postmodern thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ambitious and soundly argued work, \u003cem\u003eLonergan on Philosophical Pluralism\u003c\/em\u003e is both an illuminating study of Lonergan's thought, and an intriguing proposal for how difference and pluralism can be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerard Walmsley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080209855X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802098559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 3","brand":"Gerard Walmsley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453393547519,"sku":"9780802098559","price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f684754b-08d4-4403-b398-0e7659916c39.jpg?v=1777300009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lonergan-on-philosophic-pluralism-gerard-walmsley-9780802098559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}