Author | Peter Abelard |
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Language | Latin |
Genre | Philosophy |
Publication date | c. 1138–1139 |
Publication place | France |
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.