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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.
A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Peter Abelard, the preeminent philosopher and logician of the twelfth century. Learn about his contributions to nominalism, metaphysics, ethics, and his tragic love affair with Heloise.
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.
Peter Abelard (1079-1142) Martin Jenkins looks at the life, love and logic of a medieval free thinker. Medieval philosopher Peter Abelard was born in Le Pallet, Brittany, but we should not imagine him a Celt. Le Pallet was in a French-speaking area near the border with Poitou in western France.
Peter Abelard (1079 in Pale, near Nantes – April 21, 1142, Chalon) – philosopher, theologian, poet; the founder of conceptualism. Abelard was called the “troubadour of philosophy,” “knight of dialectics.” Born in Brittany in a knightly family. Refused the right of a major, became a cleric schoolboy.
