Project Gutenberg 2016-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 212 McCabe, Joseph 1867 1955 McCabe, Antony Antony, Father Macabe, Joseph Peter Abélard E-text prepared by Clarity, Ramon Pajares Box, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Peter Abélard" by Joseph McCabe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life of Peter Abélard, a notable philosopher and theologian of the medieval period, whose intense and often dramatic experiences shaped both his personal life and the academic landscape of his time. McCabe’s exploration provides an in-depth look into Abélard’s complex character, his philosophical contributions, and the turbulent events that defined his legacy. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Peter Abélard, who embarks on a journey for knowledge as a young man in Brittany during the late 11th century. The opening chapters describe his formative years, motivations, and the historical context of the changing tides of thought in medieval Europe. As he leaves his family home, Abélard’s intellect and ambition drive him toward the schools of Paris, where he quickly becomes embroiled in significant philosophical controversies. His initial studies under rationalist masters set the stage for his later rise to prominence as a formidable scholar, illuminating the tensions between emerging intellectualism and established ecclesiastical doctrines that characterized this pivotal period in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Theologians -- France -- Biography Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142 Theology -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 BX Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Philosophy & Ethics 549968 2025-07-20T16:03:07.377266 text/html 509981 2024-10-23T00:24:03 text/html 259975 2025-07-20T16:03:14.882254 application/epub+zip 256461 2025-07-20T16:03:08.864284 application/epub+zip 249717 2025-07-20T16:03:08.084288 application/epub+zip 388285 2025-07-20T16:03:19.542227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340519 2025-07-20T16:03:14.174193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334515 2022-09-23T16:20:58.441310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464570 2025-07-20T16:03:06.600265 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444658 2024-10-23T00:24:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18329 2025-07-20T16:03:19.676187 application/rdf+xml 10072 2025-07-20T16:03:08.193262 image/jpeg 2054 2025-07-20T16:03:08.138256 image/jpeg 267419 2025-07-20T16:03:07.421302 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia