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Abelard and Ethics
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Abelard and Ethics
This paper discusses Peter Abelard's beliefs about the moral value of acts and intentions.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) |
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2005
Paper Summary:
The paper examines how in his Ethics, medieval philosopher Peter Abelard addresses the distinction between ethical evaluations of the deed and the intention. As this essay demonstrates, Abelard's contention that performance of the deed adds nothing to the moral value of the intention, is based upon his centralizing ethical evaluation in the intention of the act and not in the act itself. As is argued, this contention is controversial as it is rooted in Abelard's basis of sin as lying in consent and not in action and as such has profound and unsettling implications for our understanding of ethics into the present day.More papers on Abelard and Ethics:
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Abelard and Ethics (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Abelard-and-Ethics/87977
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"Abelard and Ethics" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Abelard-and-Ethics/87977>
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