The philosophy of Peter Abelard /
This book offers a major reassessment of the philosophy of Peter Abelard (1079-1142) which argues that he was not, as usually presented, a predominantly critical thinker but a constructive one. By way of evidence the author offers new analyses of frequently discussed topics in Abelard's philoso...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1997.
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Obsah:
- A life
- Teaching and writings on logic
- Abelard's theological project
- Excursus I: The letters of Abelard and Heloise
- Conclusion: Abelard's logic and his theology
- Logic, philosophy and exegesis
- Substance, differentiae and accidents
- Forms and language
- Perception and knowledge
- Universals
- Conclusion: Dicta, non-things and the limits of Abelard's ontology
- Ethics, God's power and his wisdom
- God's goodness: theodicy and the meaning of 'good'
- Act, intention and consent
- Contempt, law and conscience
- Virtue, love and merit
- Excursus II: Love, selflessness and Heloise
- Ethics, society and practice
- Conclusion: Abelard's theological doctrines and his philosophical ethics
- App. Abelard as a 'critical thinker'.