Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Peter Abelard
Born: 1079
Died: April 21, 1142 (aged 63)
Bio: Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. His affair with and love for Héloïse d'Argenteuil has become legendary.
Known for:
- The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
- The letters and other writings
- Abelard: Ethical Writings
- Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans