Pierre Bayle

The Letters of Abelard and Heloise Pierre Bayle Graphyco Annotated edition

"I know too much to be a sceptic and too little to be a dogmatist."

In the book The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, we follow the story of their 12th-century affair, from its chaotic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering of enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation. Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) was a French philosopher and writer who is best known for his prominent work the Historical and Critical Dictionary. Pierre was a French Calvinist and a forerunner of the Encyclopedists and a staunch advocate of the principle of toleration