Language as a Unifying Element in John of Salisbury’s Philosophical Treatises

John of Salisbury’s main political treatises, the Metalogicon and the Policraticus were not only published together, but also contain structural and thematic links, which suggest the author’s intention of having the two works treated as a whole. The present article is targeted at highlighting the connections between the two texts, especially Salisbury’s vision on language, seen as metatopic of both treatises. For this purpose, Christophe Grellard and Frederique Lachaud’s Companion to John of Salisbury serves as the main critical source of bibliography.

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