A Note on Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984): a Theologian Who Wrote on Economics

Carlo D’Adda () and Claudia Rotondi ()
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Carlo D’Adda: Università di Bologna
Claudia Rotondi: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano

Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2020, vol. 128, issue 2, 255-262

Abstract: The present note has an informative purpose. It calls attention to Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984), a prominent 20th century intellectual, well known for his contributions as a theologian, but whose reflections and writings also covered economics. Two volumes of his more than twenty collected works present the main lines of his comprehensive economic vision, including a critical discussion on the prevailing economic ideologies at the eve and inception of WWII, and they show the need not only for a deep change of the objectives of economic policies but also for a deep rethinking of the purpose of economics as a social discipline.

Keywords: Bernard J.F. Lonergan; Economics and ethics; Methodology of economic science; Economic dynamics; Economic cycle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 B2 B31 B40 E02 H12 P17 Z12 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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