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1. Policraticus
   (from the article `political philosophy`) After Augustine, not until the 12th-century Renaissance did another full-length speculative work of political philosophy appear in the West. The ... The crisis passed, but to some extent it influenced John`s two books, the Policraticus and the Metalogicon (both 1159), in which his general ... ...
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2. Policraticus
   `Policraticus` is a book of ethical and political philosophy written by John of Salisbury around 1159. Although addressing a wide variety of ethical questions, it is most famous for attempting to define the responsibilities of kings and their relationship to their subjects. It was the first b...
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