The Cambridge Companion to Abelard

The Cambridge Companion to Abelard
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9781139826303
ISBN-13 : 1139826301
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Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Abelard by : Jeffrey E. Brower

Peter Abelard (1079–1142) is one of the greatest philosophers of the medieval period. Although best known for his views about universals and his dramatic love affair with Heloise, he made a number of important contributions in metaphysics, logic, philosophy of language, mind and cognition, philosophical theology, ethics, and literature. The essays in this volume survey the entire range of Abelard's thought, and examine his overall achievement in its intellectual and historical context. They also trace Abelard's influence on later thought and his relevance to philosophical debates today.

The Logic of Abelard

The Logic of Abelard
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 109
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ISBN-10 : 9789401033848
ISBN-13 : 9401033846
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Synopsis The Logic of Abelard by : M.T. Beonio-Brocchieri Fumagalli

The importance of Pierre Abelard's position in the history of logic has been stressed by the editions of the Glasse Letterali edited 2 by M. Dal Pral, of the Dialectica edited by De Rijk, and, more recently by the publication of two texts which Minio Paluello 3 attributes to the Palatine Master. The interest of students in the writings of Abelard is further stimulated by considering the time in which he lived, a strategic point in the history of mediaeval logic ; also by the echo of the fame in which his contemporaries had cloaked him, and by his own vivacious and rampant personality. The historical humus which nourished and fired the polemic that makes the Palatine Master's pages so personal and noteworthy is not yet completely known to us, and Geyer has already pointed out the difficulty of satisfactorily understanding the logical position of Abelard before being familiar with the contemporary glossary materia\.4 This material, judging by the information supplied to us by John of Salisbury and by the actual words of our subject, who tells us of numerous discussions and frequently refers to the 'sen tentiae' of'quidam' which give a different interpretation ofthe Aristo telian or Boetian passages, turned out to be of considerable weight.

The Philosophy of Peter Abelard

The Philosophy of Peter Abelard
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : 0521663997
ISBN-13 : 9780521663991
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Synopsis The Philosophy of Peter Abelard by : John Marenbon

This book offers a major reassessment of the philosophy of Peter Abelard (1079-1142) which shows that he was a far more constructive and wider-ranging thinker than has usually been supposed. It combines detailed historical discussion, based on published and manuscript sources, with philosophical analysis which aims to make clear Abelard's central arguments about the nature of things, language and the mind, and about morality. Although the book concentrates on these philosophical questions, it places them within their theological and wider intellectual context.

Possibility and Necessity in the Time of Peter Abelard

Possibility and Necessity in the Time of Peter Abelard
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9789004470460
ISBN-13 : 9004470468
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Synopsis Possibility and Necessity in the Time of Peter Abelard by : Irene Binini

This book offers a major reassessment of Abelard’s modal logic and theory of modalities, and provides a comprehensive study of the 12th-century context in which his views originated and developed, by analysing many logical sources that are still unedited and mostly unexplored.

The Letters of Abelard and Heloise

The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
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Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015016892138
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Synopsis The Letters of Abelard and Heloise by : Peter Abelard

Abelard in Four Dimensions

Abelard in Four Dimensions
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Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 0268204012
ISBN-13 : 9780268204013
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Synopsis Abelard in Four Dimensions by : John Marenbon

Abelard in Four Dimensions provides new interpretations of central areas of Peter Abelard's philosophy and its influence.

The Logical Grammar of Abelard

The Logical Grammar of Abelard
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9789401702393
ISBN-13 : 940170239X
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Synopsis The Logical Grammar of Abelard by : R. Pinzani

This book focuses on Abelard’s logical-grammatical analysis of natural language. Tools of modern categorial grammar are employed to clarify many of the problems raised by historiography. The book’s ample analysis of grammatical sources and critical literature allows one to evaluate the progress which is at the basis of the forthcoming terministic logic. The book is aimed at scholars of medieval philosophy and historians of logic and linguistics.

The Story of Abelard's Adversities

The Story of Abelard's Adversities
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Publisher : PIMS
Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : 088844253X
ISBN-13 : 9780888442536
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Synopsis The Story of Abelard's Adversities by : Peter Abelard

Heloise & Abelard

Heloise & Abelard
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780060816131
ISBN-13 : 0060816139
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Synopsis Heloise & Abelard by : James Burge

New Revelations about One of the Greatest Romances in History Peter Abelard was arguably the greatest poet, philosopher, and religious teacher in all of twelfth-century Europe. In an age when women were rarely educated, Heloise was his most gifted young student. Their private tutoring sessions inevitably turned to passion, and their moments apart were spent writing love letters. Astoundingly, a few years ago a young scholar identified 113 new love letters between the pair which, combined with the latest scholarship, present us with the richest telling yet of the couple's clandestine passion -- a story that is erotic, poignant, and at times even funny.

The Problem of Universals from Boethius to John of Salisbury

The Problem of Universals from Boethius to John of Salisbury
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9789004371156
ISBN-13 : 900437115X
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Synopsis The Problem of Universals from Boethius to John of Salisbury by : Roberto Pinzani

The problem of universals is one of the main philosophical issues. In this book the author reconstructs the history of the problem considering a selection of medieval representative texts and authors. The source of medieval and postmedieval debate is identified in the Socratic-Platonic survey on the definition of concepts. In the Categories, Aristotle discusses important topics concerning the relations that exist between logical terms. In particular he establishes a kind of predication principle: categorial terms have a certain predication relation if (and only if) some facts expressed by ordinary sentences hold. The Categories also because of their particular disciplinary status, halfway between logic and metaphysics, leave a number of questions open. Among these questions, a particularly intriguing one is Porphyry’s riddle: are there genera and species? And, if there are such things, what are they like?