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Bemard of Clairvaux has been regarded as a prominent intellectual who represented the monastic leaming in the 12th century. In my view, many researches regarding Bemard as an intellectual focused on either his saintless or his negative attitude toward the function of reason. However, these approaches failed to explain the reality of the theory of leaming of Bemard and its meaning in the 12th cent따 in which the traditional learning of monasteries was competing with the new schools of dialecticians. To answer these questions, 1 have reconstructed his theory of leaming considering its social meaning and contemporary meaning as well Bemard thinks that the understanding of human being is closely related with his view of knowledge. According to him, the nature of human being is characterized by rationality and mortality, and intellectual activities are rational movement. Bemard also emphasizes the role of sensitivity no less than that of reason. On the other hand it is significant to understand the fact that Bemard has an integrated view of learning. In other word, every learning or religious wisdom which has the power to move human mind, whether it is acquired through reason or mtation， should be expressed in words in order to get sympathy from others, and should be practiced to accomplish its proper value. Thus Bemard opened the way to the knowledge to everyone including the laity. His view of reflection shows this.
Although he was involved in the affairs of the world. Bemard of Clairvaux defined himself as a monk-intellectual. This view also reflects his understanding of learning, whose value should be shared by everyone beyond the clergy and be applied to other areas beyond the wall of monastery. Bemard’s criticism of Peter Abelard had two targets to solve the religious problem and to integrate the society. In short, as a monk Bemard was a conservative and practical intellectual who defended monastic learning and catholic orthodox, and applied them into the contemporary society.