▁views ▁or ▁methods ▁commonly ▁associated ▁with ▁Im manuel ▁Kant ' s ▁trans c endent al ▁ideal ism . ▁However , ▁L on er gan ▁did ▁not ▁regard ▁this ▁label ▁as ▁particularly ▁helpful ▁for ▁understanding ▁his ▁intent ions . ▁ ▁Life ▁▁ ▁Bernard ▁Joseph ▁Francis ▁L on er gan ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁in ▁Buck ingham , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁After ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁Lo y ola ▁College ▁( Mont real ), ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁( English ) ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁profession ▁of ▁v ows ▁on ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁St ▁Ign ati us ▁of ▁Lo y ola , ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁After ▁two ▁further ▁years ▁of ▁formation ▁and ▁education , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁study ▁sch ol astic ▁philosophy ▁at ▁He yth rop ▁College , ▁London , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁L on er gan ▁respect ed ▁the ▁compet ence ▁and ▁hon esty ▁of ▁his ▁profess ors ▁at ▁He yth rop , ▁but ▁was ▁deeply ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁their ▁Su are z ian ▁philosophy . ▁While ▁at ▁He yth rop , ▁L on er gan ▁also ▁took ▁external ▁degrees ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁class ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁Lo y ola ▁College , ▁Montreal . ▁