Peter Abelard

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Peter Abelard

Philosophy

#290

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Scholasticism

#2

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Logic

#162

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• Philosophy

Peter Abelard's Degrees

• Masters Philosophy Université Paris Cité

Why Is Peter Abelard Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, poet, composer and musician. In philosophy, he is celebrated for his logical solution to the problem of universals via nominalism and conceptualism and his pioneering of intent in ethics. Often referred to as the "Descartes of the twelfth century", he is considered a forerunner of Rousseau, Kant, and Spinoza. He is sometimes credited as a chief forerunner of modern empiricism.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Peter Abelard?

Peter Abelard is affiliated with the following schools:

• Université Paris Cité
• École cathédrale de Paris