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| − | Peter Abelard (1079-1142) was prominent scholastic who used logic and questioning to discuss issues of religious controversy in his Sic et Non ("Yes and No"). | + | Peter Abelard (1079-1142) was a prominent scholastic who used logic and questioning to discuss issues of religious controversy in his ''Sic et Non'' ("Yes and No"). Abelard logically concluded that he should enter into a relationship with Heloise. The logical conclusion of Heloise's male relatives to this relationship was that they should lop off Abelard's private parts; and this they did. |
| − | Other prominent scholastics were Anselm of Canterbury (St. Anselm) | + | Other prominent scholastics were Anselm of Canterbury (St. Anselm), [[Thomas Aquinas]] and [[Hjölkmar of Copenhagen]]. |
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Peter Abelard (1079-1142) was a prominent scholastic who used logic and questioning to discuss issues of religious controversy in his Sic et Non ("Yes and No"). Abelard logically concluded that he should enter into a relationship with Heloise. The logical conclusion of Heloise's male relatives to this relationship was that they should lop off Abelard's private parts; and this they did.
Other prominent scholastics were Anselm of Canterbury (St. Anselm), Thomas Aquinas and Hjölkmar of Copenhagen.