Abstract
Peter Abaelards distinguishes between two senses of truth, that is, (i) the truth of proposition (expressed in “verus/falsus”), and (ii) the truth of term (expressed in “sanus/vanus, cassus”). In spite of this, many scholars consider his truth theory in terms of propositions only, and not in terms of nouns and verbs. I, in this paper, discuss his theory of truth in both contexts, and through this analysis attempt to clarify the ontological status of Abaelards' “dictum” which is the bearer of truth as well as the criterion of truth.
