One of Peter Abelard's Greatest Intellectual Accomplishments Was to

question 39

Multiple Choice

One of Peter Abelard's greatest intellectual accomplishments was to

• A)divorce scholarship from church teachings.
• B)champion a moderate realism that held that the "universals" existed,but only as mental concepts and devices.
• C)undermine the Aristotelian ideas that had dominated learning in the earlier Middle Ages.
• D)create a convincing argument for an extreme realism that completely rejected universals.

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Definitions:

Schema

A cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information, based on one's experiences and knowledge.

Impression

The initial perception or judgment formed about someone or something based on available information.

Misremember

The act of incorrectly recalling or reporting past events or information.

Schemas

Cognitive frameworks or blueprints that help in organizing and interpreting information from the environment.