Comprehensive defense of the trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) for medieval and modern readers
Includes analysis of Aristotle's Organon and Porphyry's works for deep logical understanding
Personal accounts of medieval scholars and educational practices for historical context
Modern English translation by Daniel D McGarry for accessible reading
305-page paperback format for convenient study and reference
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The Metalogicon: A Twelfth-century Defense of the Verbal and Logical Arts of the Trivium / Translated by Daniel D. McGarry / 305-page paperback / 6" x 9" / ISBN 978-1-58988-058-0 / Publication Date: November 2009
Written in 1159 and addressed to Thomas Becket, John of Salisbury's The Metalogicon presents—and defends—a thorough study of th