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The Medieval Church · 1159
Metalogicon
John of Salisbury · c. 1120–1180
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What it is
A defence of the study of logic and grammar against those who want students hurried to profitable subjects, with vivid recollections of the masters he studied under in Paris.
Why it lasted
The best contemporary account of the twelfth-century schools, and the source of the image of standing on the shoulders of giants.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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