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Peter Abelard

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Noun1.Peter Abelard - French philosopher and theologianPeter Abelard - French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
Abelard, Pierre Abelard
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Starting with Cicero's definition of philosophy as something detached from reality, which was largely misunderstood by later generations, d'Onofrio covers most of the great thinkers of Christian Europe: Plotinus, John Scotus Eriugena, Boethius, Augustine, Alcuin, Lanfranc, Peter Damian, Peter Abelard, Anselm of Canterbury, Nicholas of Cusa and many, many more.
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Lovers Peter Abelard and Heloise prefigure a certain equality in romantic relationships.
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Also, as before, the 20,000 quotations have been organised according to source, whether author or book so that we begin with Peter Abelard, the twelfth-century French theologian and end a world away with Zoroastrian Scriptures.
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