Abelard is clearly an intelligent man. However, his pride prevents him from furthering and cultivating his knowledge. This is seen when he deals with William and Anselm. We know because of our other reading that Anselm was a pretty solid dude, and based on what Abelard says, it's obvious that Abelard is ridiculously arrogant. Abelard spends the majority of his work pointing out how others unconvinced him, but he never admits any of it was spurred on by himself. He is like the opposite of Augustine. If he was a true intellectual, he would have accepted criticism, kept an open mind, and had thicker skin.
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