The Cambridge Companion to Abelard

Peter Abelard (10791142) 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.