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PETER ABELARD         Abelard was born into the lesser nobility around 1079 in Le Pallet, a small town in Brittany near Nantes. He received early training in letters, and took to his students with enthusiasm. During the first year of the twelfth century, Abelard felt confident enough to set himself up as a lecturer, first at Melun and then at Corbeil, competing mainly with Willam of Champeaux(Paris) for students and reputation. The strain prove too much-Abelard’s health failed, and he returned to Brittany for several years. Upon returning Paris, Abelard became scholar-in-residence at Norte Dame, a position he held until his romantic entanglement with Heloise led to his castration, at which point he entered the Benedictine monastery of Saint Denis and Heloise entered the convent of Argenteuil. After his recovery, Abelard resumed teaching at a nearby priority, primarily on theology and in particular on the trinity. It was not to be. Abelard sa...