Peter Abelard - Wikipedia 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 term "theology" for the religious branch of philosophical tradition
Peter Abelard | 12th Century French Theologian Poet - Britannica 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 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 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
Abelard, Peter - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 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
Who Was Peter Abelard, and What Were His Theological Contributions . . . 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-century Europe Born in Le Pallet, Brittany, Abelard rose to prominence as a brilliant and controversial figure in scholastic circles
Abelard | EWTN Abelard, Peter, dialectician, philosopher, and theologian, b 1079; d 1142 Peter Abelard (also spelled Abeillard, Abailard, etc , while the best MSS have Abaelardus) was born in the little village of Pallet, about ten miles east of Nantes in Brittany
Abelard, Peter (1079–1142) - Encyclopedia. com 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 historians saw him as a rationalist critic of traditional Christian doctrine and a forerunner of modernity
Peter Abelard: Life and Works - PHILO-notes Peter Abelard was a prominent French philosopher and theologian of the 12th century He was born in 1079 in Le Pallet, near Nantes, and he died in 1142 Abelard was known for his contributions to logic, theology, and ethics, and he was a controversial figure in his time due to his unorthodox views on theological
Letters of Abelard and Heloise - Wikipedia 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 love affair and subsequent monastic lives