Abelard is considered one of the greatest twelfth-century Catholic theologians, arguing that God and the universe can and should be known via logic as well as via the emotions. He coined the …

5 days ago · 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 …

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 …

The purported authors, Peter Abelard, a prominent theologian, and his pupil, Heloise, a gifted young woman later renowned as an abbess, exchanged these letters following their ill-fated …

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 …

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 …

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.

Nov 25, 2024 · Peter Abelard (1079–1142) was a medieval scholastic philosopher and theologian whose life and work were deeply intertwined with the intellectual and religious ferment of 12th …

A biography on Pierre/Peter Abelard, with dates, maps, a bibliography, and discussion of his writings and impact on the world.

Peter Abelard has been famous since the fourteenth century for his exchange of love letters with H é lo ï se, his former wife, written when he was a monk and she a nun. Nineteenth-century …