Abelard, Peter

Peter Abelard (Pierre Abelard, Abailard, Petrus Abaelardus), 1079-1142. Noted early medieval philosopher and theologian. He is popularly known for the ill-fated romance between him and his lover Heloise, which led to his castration. His scholarly work, repeatedly branded as heresy in his own time, consisted primarily of exegetical studies of Aristotle, Porphyry and others.

Historia Calamitatum - Full text from the Medieval Sourcebook.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity No. 583: Pierre Abelard - Radio broadcast given by John Lienhard for KUHF. Transcript and streaming audio available.
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Abelard of Le Pallet - A short biography of Abelard of Le Pallet, complete with an adequate selected bibliography.
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Abelard, Peter - Dialectician, philosopher, and theologian. (1079-1142)
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Abelard - Concise biographical information by William Turner, covering both the personal and intellectual of this thinker. Includes a list of his extant philosophical works.
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Lecture Notes on Abelard - Transcript of a lecture based on selections from Abelard's Ethics and Glosses on Porphyry. Provided by R.J. Kilcullen.
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Peter Abelard - Short biographical profile.
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Peter Abelard: Abbot, Theologian, Philosopher - Biographical essay with some translated hymns and prayers by this Scholastic thinker.
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Peter Abelard - Biographical essay from a modern Christian perspective.
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Columbia Encyclopedia: Abelard, Peter - Article containing separate concise summaries of his life and work. From the 2001 edition.
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The Humanities Handbook: The Letters of Abelard and Heloise - Full text and commentary.
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Chronicles of Love and Resentment: Abelard and Heloise - Essay presenting this pair as the originators of the modern ideal of marriage.
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