All the evidence goes to show that Richard Burke was one of the most presumptuous and empty-headed of human beings.
And while it's all rather empty-headed and ridiculous, it's not dull for a second.
The flock included intelligent pupils, empty-headed imitators, and romantic natures who turned philosophy into lyric measures.
Mark Morris looks at the Tierney Gearon controversy my empty-headed daydreams Alistair Fitchett comes back from London and talks about what he saw there.