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Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard | |
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| Born | 1079 |
| Died | 21 April 1142 (age 62 or 63) Abbey of Saint-Marcel near Chalon-sur-Saône, France |
| Notable work | Sic et Non |
| Era | Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Scholasticism Peripatetic Conceptualism |
Main interests | Metaphysics, logic, philosophy of language, theology |
Notable ideas | Conceptualism, limbo, moral influence theory of atonement[1][2] |
Peter Abelard (/ˈæbəlɑːrd/; French: Pierre Abélard [abelaʁ]; Latin: Petrus Abaelardus or Abailardus; 12 February 1079 – 21 April 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, teacher, musician, composer, and poet.[3]
In philosophy he is celebrated for his logical solution to the problem of universals via nominalism and conceptualism and his pioneering of intent in ethics.[4] Often referred to as the "Descartes of the twelfth century", he is considered a forerunner of Rousseau, Kant, and Spinoza.[5] He is sometimes credited as a chief forerunner of modern empiricism.[6]
In Catholic theology, he is best known for his development of the concept of limbo, and his introduction of the moral influence theory of atonement. He is considered (alongside Augustine) to be the most significant forerunner of the modern self-reflective autobiographer. He paved the way and set the tone for later epistolary novels and celebrity tell-alls with his publicly distributed letter, The History of My Calamities and public correspondence.
In history and popular culture he is best known for his passionate, tragic love affair and intense philosophical exchange with his brilliant student and eventual wife, Héloïse d'Argenteuil.
- ^ Weaver, J. Denny (2001), The Nonviolent Atonement, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- ^ Beilby, James K.; Eddy, Paul R. (2009), The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views, InterVarsity Press
- ^ Peter King, Andrew Arlig (2018). "Peter Abelard". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI), Stanford University. Retrieved 10 October 2019. This source has a detailed description of his philosophical work.
- ^ Marenbon, John. The Philosophy of Peter Abelard. 1999. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLeahWCX8BkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Philosophy+of+Peter+Abelard&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq1seRutHuAhWbLc0KHaE5B58Q6AEwAHoECAUQAg
- ^ Menasse, Robert (22 March 2018). "Enlightenment as a Harmonious Strategy". Versopolis. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Gans, Eric. Abelard and Heloise. http://anthropoetics.ucla.edu/views/vw13/
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