The Cambridge Companion to Abelard

Peter Abelard (1079–1142) 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.

• Systematic study of Abelard’s life and work not only in philosophy and theology, but also in literature • Major contributions by leading scholars on all aspects of his philosophy • The first work to employ new editions of key Abelardian texts

Introduction; 1. Life, milieu, and intellectual contexts John Marenbon; 2. Literary works Winthrop Wetherbee; 3. Metaphysics Peter O. King; 4. Philosophy of language Klaus Jacobi; 5. Logic Christopher J. Martin; 6. Mind and cognition Kevin Guilfoy; 7. Trinity Jeffrey E. Brower; 8. Sin, grace, and redemption Thomas Williams; 9. Ethics William E. Mann; 10. Influence Yukio Iwakuma.