Title
Remarks on the Life and Writings of Plato
Call Number
B 393 .M3 1760
Date of Publication
1760
Collection Size
320 pages
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Language
English
Historical Note
Ebenezer Macfait [d. 1786] was born in Scotland. He practiced medicine and gave lectures on ancient and modern geometry. He wrote other works but the most well-known is Remarks on the Life and Writings of Plato which was published anonymously in 1760.
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Description
Remarks on the life of Plato, With Answers to the Principal Objections Against Him; and a General View of His Dialogues is made up of three parts, translations of Plato's autobiographical letters, a defense of Plato against the criticisms of Lord Bolingbroke, and expositions of Plato's dialogues.
Provenance
Donated by Robert D. Knox of Chester, S.C. on September 24, 2001.
Publisher
Printed for A. Millar, London; A. Kincaid and J. Beli, Eds.
City
Edinburgh
Keywords
Plato
Disciplines
Ancient Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Macfait, Ebenezer, "Remarks on the Life and Writings of Plato" (1760). Rare Books. 25.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/25
Additional Notes
From a note written by Robert D. Knox (donor) in 2001 and placed in the book: "This book crossed the water in 1767 with the John Knox family. The year it was printed, in Roman numerals, is MDCCLX (1760). Names written and identified are John Knox, Hugh Knox (John's son), Nancy G. and Sally Knox (daughters of Hugh Knox). Other names are on pages 23, 163, 233, 245"