Ethics (Abelard)

Ethica
Also known asScito te ipsum
Author(s)Peter Abelard
LanguageLatin
Datec. 1138–1139
GenrePhilosophy

The Ethica (Ethics), also known as Scito te ipsum (Know Yourself), is a twelfth-century philosophical treatise by Peter Abelard. In it, Abelard argues that sin or "scorn for God" is fundamentally a matter of consent, not deeds.

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