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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Abelard"”.
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In the Wake of Abelard: Nominalisms in the Twelfth Century
… on universals, and given the usual portrayal of Abelard (1079–1142) as the intellectual forefather of nominalism, the scarcity of the literature on twelfth-century nominalism and Abelard’s influence may come as a surprise. This thesis contributes to filling this gap by examining twelfth-century …
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The Catholic Calvin: A study on the satisfaction of Christ and the necessity of the cross in John Calvin’s theology
… (Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Scotus, Bernard, Abelard) to establish continuity in the tradition and then situates Calvin’s writings within that framework. It also engages in close exegetical analysis of biblical texts central to debates on the atonement (Gal. 3:13; 2 Cor. 5:21; Isa. 53; Matt. …
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"Ourselves to know" : the problem of evil in the poetry of Alexander Pope.
… In chapter two, I show how together Eloisa to Abelard, the 1717 Rape of the Lock, and other poems from the 1710's allow Pope to address the problem in a fuller way. Pope offers in the face of grief, death, and desire a life spent pursuing virtue and the glory of heaven and leaves open hope for …
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Imitation Game: Military Institutions and Westernization in Indonesia and Japan
<p>This dissertation explains why and how some militaries are better than others at emulating the organization and doctrine of foreign armed forces. I define military emulation as the changes to a pre-existing military organization resulting from an imitation of another military's structure or …
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He descended into hell: an English Reformation controversy
… dissenting voices during the medieval period: Abelard denied a local descent, suggesting that Christ’s “power” descended; Nicholas of Cusa taught that Christ descended into hell to suffer; and Reginald Pecock questioned whether the doctrine was apostolic at all. We then trace how the doctrine …
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Alexander Pope and the Writing of Thought: Representations of Revision and Composition in Pope’s Works
… of in-text self-correction in Eloisa to Abelard characterises Eloisa as both a heroine and a writer. I argue that Eloisa’s meandering movements of self-doubt ultimately betray the delight she takes in writing for writing’s sake. The third chapter shows how Pope’s use of revision in the …
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The Self, the Church, and Medieval Identities: The Evolution of the Individual in Medieval Literature
… New Self," approaches the letters of Heloise to Abelard and her other correspondents as a model for women's writing and the construction of polysemic identities within the traditions. Chapter Four, "Re-Envisioning the Passions," places mystics such as Hildegard of Bingen and Julian of Norwich in …
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Temperature Programmed Desorption and Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Interfacial Hydrogen Bonds for Small Molecules Adsorbed on Silica and Within Metal Organic Frameworks
Hydrogen bonds are arguably the most important reversible intermolecular forces. However, surprisingly few studies of their fundamental nature at the gas-surface interface have been performed. Our research investigated sulfur mustard (HD) adsorption by characterizing interfacial hydrogen bonding …
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Abelard's place in Christian education
Typewritten sheets in cover. Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University Bibliography: p. [74-76]
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Waugh revisited : destabilizing language and structure in Vile bodies, A handful of dust, and Brideshead revisited by Jabe Ziino.
… few evenings sharing company with St. Augustine, Abelard and Eloise, and Julian of Norwich. My interest in serious religion was quickly satisfied. Soon after choosing to focus on twentieth century British Catholic novelists-Graham Greene, Muriel Spark, and Evelyn Waugh-I realized the extent to …
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Prädizierbarkeit des Akzidens. Zur Theorie der denominativa (nomina sumpta) im Kategorienkommentar Abailards.
Welche Hypothese man für die Klärung der Widersprüche in den aristotelischen Texten auch immer aufstellen mag, die Kategorienschrift bleibt als Textbasis für eine konsistente Kategorienlehre in jedem Fall problematisch. <br>Bei Abailard, einem Aristoteles-Kommentator des 12. Jhs., entdecken wir …