The Cambridge Companion to Abelard

　　Peter Abelard (1079–1142) is one of the greatest philosophersof the medieval period. Although best known for his views aboutuniversals and his dramatic love affair with Heloise, he made anumber of important contributions in metaphysics, logic, philosophyof language, mind and cognition, philosophical theology, ethics,and literature. The essays in this volume survey the entire rangeof Abelard's thought, and examine his overall achievement in itsintellectual and historical context. They also trace Abelard'sinfluence on later thought and his relevance to philosophicaldebates today.　　? Systematic study of Abelard's life and work not only inphilosophy and theology, but also in literature ? Majorcontributions by leading scholars on all aspects of his philosophy? The first work to employ new editions of key Abelardian texts