Graham, Angus, ed., Dialogus Inter Philosophum, Iudaeum, et Christianum (The Latin Library Website, 2004). View Source Online

Text name(s): Dialogus Inter Philosophum, Iudaeum, et Christianum; Dialogue Between a Philosopher, a Jew, and a Christian

Number of pages of primary source text: 0

Medieval Author(s): Abelard, Peter

Dates: 1100 - 1140

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Original Language(s): Latin;

Translation: Original language included.

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Geopolitical Region(s): Europe; France;

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Peter Abelard was one of the great intellectuals of the 12th century, with especial importance in the field of logic. He is perhaps most famous for his affair with his student Heloise, but his influence over medieval scholasticism was immense. The “Dialogus” is a pair of debates over the nature of happiness and the supreme good: the Philosopher, who claims to follow only natural reason, first debates with the Jew, who follows the Old Law; the Philosopher then debates the Christian, who defends Christian ethics from a philosophical point of view. The Latin text, with no introductory material or scholarly apparatus, can be found on the Latin Library website.

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Cataloger: MK