{"product_id":"the-metalogicon-a-twelfth-century-defense-of-the-verbal-and-logical-arts-of-the-trivium-9781589880580","title":"The Metalogicon: A Twelfth-Century Defense of the Verbal and Logical Arts of the Trivium","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1159 and addressed to Thomas Becket, John of Salisbury's \u003ci\u003eThe Metalogicon\u003c\/i\u003e presents--and defends--a thorough study of the liberal arts of grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The very name \"Metalogicon,\" a coinage by the author, brings together the Greek \u003ci\u003emeta\u003c\/i\u003e (on behalf of) and \u003ci\u003elogicon\u003c\/i\u003e (logic or logical studies). Thus, in naming his text, he also explained it. With this lucid treatise on education, John of Salisbury urges a thorough grounding in the arts of words (oral and written) and reasoning, as these topics are addressed in grammar and logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metalogicon (Contents in brief)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue -- Occasion, Purpose, and General Nature of the Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook I -- The Trivium and Grammar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook II -- Logic Proper: General Observations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook III -- Logic: Contents (Porphyry and Aristotle)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook IV -- Logic: Contents and Truth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study of grammar in John of Salisbury's time included familiarization with the ancient Latin classics, and involved not only a reading of them but also an analysis and imitation of their style. It thus anticipated the humanism of the Renaissance. The study of logic, as it was then pursued, comprised learning and putting into practice the principles of Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eOrganon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Metalogicon\u003c\/i\u003e, a leading medieval scholar summarizes the essential lineaments of existing twelfth-century education, describes his experiences while a student at Chartres and Paris, and affords personal glimpses of such contemporary intellectual leaders as Peter Abelard, Gilbert de la Porrée, and Thierry of Chartres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten more than 950 years ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Metalogicon\u003c\/i\u003e still possesses an invigorating originality that invites readers to refresh themselves at the sources of Western learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Grammar is accordingly first among the liberal arts. Necessary for the young, gratifying to the old, and an agreeable solace in solitude, it alone, of all branches of learning, has more utility than show.\" -- Quintilian, quoted by John of Salisbury in \u003ci\u003eThe Metalogicon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn of Salisbury\u003c\/b\u003e (ca. 1115-1176) studied with almost all the great masters of the early twelfth century, served as an aid to Thomas à Becket, was friend to Pope Hadrian IV, an annoyance if not an enemy to England's King Henry II, and died as Bishop of Chartres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel D. McGarry\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor of history at Saint Louis University. He died in 1999. His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Metalogicon\u003c\/i\u003e was the first to appear in any modern language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John of Salisbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589880580","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711371907209,"sku":"9781589880580","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1f43d272-56e0-4436-96de-42a00bb87ff9.jpg?v=1719568268","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-metalogicon-a-twelfth-century-defense-of-the-verbal-and-logical-arts-of-the-trivium-9781589880580","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}