Policraticus of the frivolities of courtiers and the footprints of philosophers
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Policraticus of the frivolities of courtiers and the footprints of philosophers
（Cambridge texts in the history of political thought）
Cambridge University Press, 1990
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Policraticus
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Translation of: Policraticus
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxvii- xxviii) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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John of Salisbury (c.1115-1180) was the foremost political theorist of his age. He was trained in scholastic theology and philosophy at Paris, and his writings are invaluable for summarising many of the metaphysical speculations of his time. The Policraticus is his main work, and is regarded as the first complete work of political theory to be written in the Latin Middle Ages. Cary Nederman's 1991 edition and translation is primarily aimed at undergraduate students of the history of political thought and medieval history. His translation shows how important this text is in understanding the mores, forms of conduct and beliefs of the most powerful and learned segments of twelfth-century Western Europe.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Editor's introduction
- Bibliography
- Principal events in the life of John of Salisbury
- Prologue
- Book One
- Book Two
- Book Three
- Book Four
- Book Five
- Book Six
- Book Seven
- Book Eight
- Notes to the text.
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