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Christian Philosophy . Daniel J. Hill and Randal D. Rauser. 2015.
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Bibliography — ❖ Abelard, Peter (1849 59), Opera, ed. V. Cousin and C. Jourdain, Paris: Durand. ❖ Abelard, Peter (1855), Opera Omnia, ed. J. P. Migne, Paris: Garnier. ❖ Abelard, Peter (1969 87), Opera Theologica, i iii, ed. E. Buytaert and C. Mews, Corpus… … Christian Philosophy
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