HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Four Books And Five Classics, Syllogism, Castration
17 Nov 2020
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Abelard agreed to tutor he lo se, found her sexually irresistible, and soon seduced her. But what began as a sexual conquest turned into genuine love. When she became pregnant he offered to marry her. she refused since marriage would effectively end his career as a scholar. uncle fulbert learned of he lo se"s pregnancy and hired a group of thugs who attacked. Abelard one night as he lay asleep and castrated him. The humiliation of his wound, which quickly became known throughout europe, led abelard to renounce the world and enter a monastery. They continued to correspond throughout the rest of their lives. their letters survive and have been frequently translated. they seldom met face to face. It was abelard"s whole approach, rather than any particular set of his ideas, that infuriated. To bernard, the rationalization of faith was tantamount to the trivialization of it.
