Luscombe, D.E., trans., Ethics (Oxford Medieval Texts. Oxford: Oxford UP at the Clarendon Press, 1971).

Text name(s): Ethica

Number of pages of primary source text: 132

Medieval Author(s): Abelard, Peter

Dates: 1133 - 1139

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Original Language(s): Latin;

Translation: English translation.

Translation Comments:

Geopolitical Region(s): France;

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Apparatus: Index Bibliography Introduction

Comments:

A translation of the surviving portions of the Abelard’s Ethics (the complete first book, and some fragments of the second); a treatise on the moral aspects of Christian theology, covering topics such as sin, penance, virtue; emphasizes the importance of intentions in defining sin. Apparatus include bibliography; index of manuscripts; index of quotations and allusion; general index.

Introduction Summary:

Introduction (xii-xxxvi) briefly sketches Abelard’s life, works, and thought; gives background on twelfth century ethics; examines Abelard’s ideas about pagan morality; assesses the major themes and arguments of Ethics.

Cataloger: JMG