12. The modern guides who lead me to the knowledge of the
Platonic system are Cudworth (Intellectual System, p.
568-620), Basnage (Hist. des Juifs 1. iv. c. 4, p. 53-86),
Le Clerc (Epist. Crit. vii. p. 194-209), and Brucker (Hist.
Philosoph. tom. i. p. 675-706). As the learning of these
writers was equal, and their intention different, an
inquisitive observer may derive instruction from their
disputes, and certainty from their agreement.