Socrates And Abelard

Abelard and the Stoic influence         The work of the Christian philosopher Peter Abelard in the early 1100s is starkly influenced by the first Stoic movements ideas. His ideas on personal consciousness are the same in legion(predicate) prize although dealing with varied subjects. Although it is doubtful as to whether or non stoicism is directly responsible for Abelards book on morals many of the same concepts are explored.         Peter Abelard had much or less(prenominal) of his work burned during the inquisition, Monks who were copying form the originals transcribed what we do have of his work. He was a brilliant man who was uncea nefariousnessgly in trouble with his teachers for besting them. Consequentially the teachers were all part of the church service so humiliating them was a dangerous strifee to do thus many of his books where burned.         Perhaps the most important resolution in his life and possibly in th e breeding of his conceit was his involvement with the niece of a wealthy man diagnosed law Fulbert. afterward a brief just now passionate affair that resulted in a child Fulbert had his men castrate Abelard. thence most of his works from that point on deal with the sin of passion.         In his papers on Ethics Abelard say that it is not the act, or the will, as St.

Augustine had express, but the consent of the mind that causes sin. In wholeness of his anaogi         The Stoics on the other hand had a roughly more noble beginning. A slave by the name of Epictetus, the deg ree goes that his master jealous of the slav! es intellect had his leg broken, where upon Epictetus said something to the military group of you can break my body but if I recall the pain it does not affect me. He believed that all desires must(prenominal) be ordered as to their... If you want to come a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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