{"product_id":"robert-burns-and-the-philosophers-9780367787103","title":"Robert Burns and the Philosophers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J Walter McGinty\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume expounds the influence of Robert Burns's reading of Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon his life and work, supplementing this with his personal encounters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith those philosophers he met. The work begins with the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomespun Philosophy of his early years under the tutelage of William\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurnes and John Murdoch, then examines in detail some of the texts of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Locke, Adam Smith and Francis Hutcheson, including other writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho reflect Hutcheson's thinking. Further chapters include the exploration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, Archibald Alison and William\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenfield. \u003ci\u003eRobert Burns and the Philosophers \u003c\/i\u003edoes not purport to be a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ework of philosophy but rather to show the poet's reaction to the subject\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the development of his understanding. This work opens up a subject\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat hitherto has been almost unexplored.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45240972509335,"sku":"9780367787103","price":4060.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780367787103.webp?v=1769227142","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/robert-burns-and-the-philosophers-9780367787103","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}