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Peter Abelard

Peter Abelard. By: Alyssa Riopelle and Candace Clarke- Kesslar. A medieval French Scholastic Philosopher. Theologian (study of God). Pre-eminent logician. The teacher of his generation. Also famous for being poet and a musician. WHO?. WHO? WHO? WHO?. WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WH.

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Peter Abelard

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  1. Peter Abelard By: Alyssa Riopelle and Candace Clarke-Kesslar

  2. A medieval French Scholastic Philosopher. • Theologian (study of God). • Pre-eminent logician. • The teacher of his generation. • Also famous for being poet and a musician. WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO?

  3. WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WH DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF LOGICAL CONSEQUENCE He observes that the same intended content can be expressed with different force in different contexts: Ex. The content that Alyssa is in the house. Assertion: Alyssa is in the house. Question: Is Alyssa in the house? A wish: If only Alyssa were in the house! Logical Consequence is the relation that holds between a set of sentences, and a sentence when the former entails the final. Ex. “Kermit is green” is said to be a logical consequence of “All frogs are green” and “Kermit is a frog”.

  4. He lived from 1079 –1142. WHEN? WHEN? WHEN? WHEN?

  5. Born in a village of Le Pallet, about 10 miles east of Nantes in Brittany. • Travelled France which brought him to Paris in his teens. • Died in Paris. WHERE? WHERE? WHERE? WHERE?

  6. It is the most important concept in logic. • Logical consequence is the relationship between the basis and the conclusion of a valid argument. • Logical consequences by deductive reasoning are a major aspect of epistemology that communicates to the general public hypotheses about causality of risk factors. WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?

  7. BIOGRAPHY Peter Abelard. (2004, August Tuesday). Retrieved October 22, 2009, from StafordEncyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abelard/ Peter Abelard, 1079-1142. (2004, May 13). Retrieved October 22, 2009, from The History Guide: http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/abelard.html Peter Abelard, Abbot, Theologian, Philosopher, 21 April 1142. (n.d.). Retrieved October 22, 2009, from http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/142.html Philosophy. (2007). Retrieved October 23, 2009, from Infoplease: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0856462.html Wordnet Search. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2009, from http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=theology

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