Even though top recognized for his perspectives approximately universals and his dramatic love affair with Heloise, Peter Abelard (1079-1142) additionally made vital contributions in metaphysics, good judgment, philosophy of language, brain and cognition, philosophical theology, ethics, and literature. The essays during this quantity survey the total variety of Abelard's inspiration via reading his total fulfillment in its highbrow and historic context. additionally they hint Abelard's impression on later idea and his relevance to modern philosophical debate.
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