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Excerpt from Lectures on the History of Ancient Philosophy, Vol. 2 of 2 Has, with unmatched powers of sarcastic insinuation, represented the whole as a mere copy Of the fashion able Platonism Of the day. Various answers have been given, rebutting this charge by a reference to the historical facts Of the case; answers completely satisfactory to every candid mind, as respects the total improbability Of the connexion alleged. But when minuter discussion approaches the doctrines or phrases themselves, a jealous dread is evinced, of allowing, in the remotest degree, the analogy contended for. N ow, as concerns the doctrines in question, especially that cardinal doctrine which is placed in the front Of the controversy, it would be premature to speak; because any fair discussion Of the subject would involve a lengthened consider ation Of the supposed Platonic models. It may be enough for the present to say, that the resemblance is, at most, nothing more than that faint similitude which may naturally be anticipated between the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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