A Popular Viet° of the Progress of Philosophy among the
Ancients, by Josue.. ToKI.MIN SMITH, commences with a sketch of the scanty records of tilt philosophy of the Asiatics and Egyptians, followed by a fuller ine.ation of the different sects among the Jews : a complete account of the various schools of philosophy in Greece, and their foundv.s, constitutes the bulk of the volume. The Italic branches, and tide decline of the Greek philosophy until its utter extinction in the wa'.s of Rome, will form another volume, should the present be success- ['P.A. The success of a work of this description, if well done, would scarcely be problematical : there are some objections to the present attempt, however, which may interfere with its popularity. It is diffuse
instead of being concise ; the style is somewhat stilted ; and the corn- meets are tinged with peculiar opinions.
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