William Mace Explained

William Mace (died 1767) was an English Gresham Professor of Law, from 1744,^[1] and Fellow of the Royal Society.

Mace is known also for philosophical interests, where he has been considered a follower of George Berkeley, and a thinker who anticipated David Hume. He was a correspondent of Francis Hutcheson. His views on the mind-body problem, Hutcheson reports, were in circulation in Dublin.^{[2] [3]} He also was in touch with John Colson, and associated with Ephraim Chambers.^[4]

Mace has frequently been confused with Daniel Mace, the real author of the anonymous New Testament in Greek and English of 1729.^[1]

References

• David Berman, Dr. Berkly's Books, Fortnight No. 308, Supplement: Francis Hutcheson (Jul. - Aug., 1992), p. 23. Published by: Fortnight Publications Ltd. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25553570

Notes and References

1. Book: Herbert McLachlan. Essays and addresses. 5 April 2013. 1950. Manchester University Press. 234. GGKEY:73L68CSG953.
2. Book: David Berman. Berkeley and Irish Philosophy. 5 April 2013. 20 August 2005. Continuum International Publishing Group. 978-1-84714-427-0. 143.
3. Berman, p. 23.
4. Book: David Berman. Berkeley and Irish Philosophy. 5 April 2013. 20 August 2005. Continuum International Publishing Group. 978-1-84714-427-0. 147–8.