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Peter Abelard (/ ˈ æ b ə l ɑːr d /; French: Pierre Abélard; Latin: Petrus Abaelardus or Abailardus; c. 1079 – 21 April 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, poet, composer and musician.
Aug 3, 2004 · Peter Abelard (1079–21 April 1142) [‘Abailard’ or ‘Abaelard’ or ‘Habalaarz’ and so on] was the pre-eminent philosopher and theologian of the twelfth century. The teacher of his generation, he was also famous as a poet and a musician.
Peter Abelard was a French theologian and philosopher best known for his solution of the problem of universals and for his original use of dialectics. He is also known for his poetry and for his celebrated love affair with Héloïse.
Peter Abelard (1079-1142) was the preeminent philosopher of the twelfth century and perhaps the greatest logician of the middle ages. During his life he was equally famous as a poet and a composer, and might also have ranked as the preeminent theologian of his day had his ideas earned more converts and less condemnation.
The Ethica (Ethics), also known as Scito te ipsum (Know Yourself), is a twelfth-century philosophical treatise by Peter Abelard. In it, Abelard argues that sin or "scorn for God" is fundamentally a matter of consent, not deeds.
Peter Abelard, (born 1079, Le Pallet, near Nantes, Brittany—died April 21, 1142, Priory of Saint-Marcel, near Chalon-sur-Saône, Burgundy), French theologian and philosopher. The son of a knight, he abandoned his inheritance to study philosophy.
Jun 11, 2018 · Peter Abelard >The French philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard (1079-1142) was a >leading thinker of the Middle Ages [1]. His reputation outside academic >circles is based upon his more human qualities as reflected in his love >affair with Heloise.
Professor Emeritus of Medieval History, University of Sheffield, England. Author of The School of Peter Abelard and others; editor of Peter Abelard's Ethics and others.
Jun 20, 2024 · Quick Reference. (1079–1142) French scholar, theologian, and philosopher. His independence of mind brought him into frequent conflict with the authorities and led to his being twice condemned for heresy. He lectured in Paris until 1118.
Jul 27, 2016 · Peter Abelard (b. 1079–d. 1142) initially established his reputation in dialectic, as he describes in his Historia calamitatum (see citations under Letters: Editions and Letters: Translations ).
