Ethical Writings

“This volume is excellent. The introduction presents the readings in a clear manner, one that is direct and comprehensible. Similarly, the translation is highly readable. The notes are helpful without being intrusive. In short, this is a volume I have enjoyed using with graduate students and will certainly plan to use with undergraduates.” —Charles E. Butterworth, University of Maryland at College Park

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Peter Abelard
Translated by Paul V. Spade
Introduction by Marilyn McCord Adams

1995 - 208 pp.

Ebook edition available for $13.95, see purchasing links below.

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Cloth 978-0-87220-323-5
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$15.50

Abelard’s major ethical writings—Ethics, or “Know Yourself,” and Dialogue between a Philosopher, a Jew and a Christian, are presented here in a student edition including cross-references, explanatory notes, a full table of references, bibliography, and index.

 

Reviews:

“The best translation of these two treatises available in any language: accurate, lively, and readable.”
     —Peter King, The Ohio State University

“This volume is excellent. The introduction presents the readings in a clear manner, one that is direct and comprehensible. Similarly, the translation is highly readable. The notes are helpful without being intrusive. In short, this is a volume I have enjoyed using with graduate students and will certainly plan to use with undergraduates.”
     —Charles E. Butterworth, University of Maryland at College Park