Quidam homo est asinus : the originality and influence of Peter Abelard upon Medieval thought.

Twelfth century;Peter Abelard;Medieval philosophy

Timothy Ernst, 1982-

University:University of Louisville

Department:History

关键词: Twelfth century;    Peter Abelard;    Medieval philosophy;   

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来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

Historians and philosophers alike remember Peter Abelard as the most brilliant, original,and influential philosopher of the twelfth century. Much ofthis reputation stems notfrom Abelard's intellectual contributions but due to Abelard's scandalous personal lifeand the nonexistence of documents of Abelard's contemporary philosophers. Thoughbrilliant, Abelard exerted little influence through his ideas. Unlike a modem professorwho changes the paradigms of his discipline with innovative theses, Abelard was a skilledteacher who sought to teach students the skills they required to advance their careerswithin a reformed Catholic Church, which was newly interested in logic, philosophy, andtheology. Seen from this perspective, Abelard has much more in common with hiscontemporary intellectuals and is more consistent with the context of his age than thesecondary scholarship typically recognizes.