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Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard, with Héloïse, miniature portrait by Jean de Meun, 14th century; in the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France.
Peter Abelard sacrificed his inheritance and the prospect of a military career in order to pursue the study of philosophy, with a particular focus on logic, in France.1