Spiritual Awakening
Half-Hour History: Secrets of the Medieval World
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Abelard's Love for Eloise
The key person here is a fellow named Abelard. He had an affair with Eloise who ended up castrated by Eloise's uncle and they have a child before that happens. By doubting, he says, we come to inquiry. Through inquiry, we gain truth. And so Abelard is fully living this scholastic humanism.
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