CHARITY IN JOHN OF SALISBURY’S POLICRATICUS
CHARITY IN JOHN OF SALISBURY’S POLICRATICUS

Summary/Abstract: Charity in John of Salisbury’s Policraticus. In the Policraticus, charity is used synonymously to wisdom. Charity accounts for the deeply social character of John of Salisbury’s political philosophy. Together with wisdom it rests at the core of the treatise, tying together all the subtopics into one cohesive system. Charity is essential for one to truly be a philosopher. In opposition to avarice, it involves the detachment from earthly goods and the manifested love towards one’s peers. In addition, it has a regulatory function, being the origin of all virtues.

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