Metalogicus

The "Metalogicus" is a philosophical treatise in four books, in defence of the study of logic and philosophy, against a group of obscurantists whom he nicknamed Cornificians.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Judging from the tributes paid him by John of Salisbury in the "Metalogicus" (P.L. CXCIX),

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

Assuming the statements in the Metalogicus to be correct, the texts relating to the Donation of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

This clearly implies an acceptance of the investiture and supports the genuineness of the passage in the Metalogicus.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The overwhelming weight of authority is therefore in favour of the genuineness of the passage in Metalogicus.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

"Organon" in its entirety is John of Salisbury (died 1182), a disciple of Abelard, who explains and defends the legitimate use of dialectic in his work "Metalogicus".

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

In another work, the Metalogicus, this writer says:

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

Without this authorization there was danger of the chairs being occupied by ignorant persons, whom John of Salisbury depicts as "children yesterday, masters to-day; yesterday receiving strokes of the ferrule, to-day teaching in a long gown" (Metalogicus, I, xxv in init.).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

The question of the genuineness of the passage in the Metalogicus, impugned by Cardinal Moran, W.B. Morris, and others, must be kept quite separate from the question of the genuineness of Laudabiliter, and it is mainly by mixing both together that the passage in the Metalogicus is assailed as a forgery.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

Salisbury states distinctly, in his _Metalogicus_, that he obtained this

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864