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‘To "Make a Bull": Autobiography, Idealism and Writing in Coleridge's "Biographia Literaria"'

Steven Vine

Coleridge and the Armoury of the Human Mind, Pages: 99 - 114

Swansea University Author: Steven Vine

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‘The postulate of philosophy and at the same time the test of philosophic capacity, is no other than the heaven-descended KNOW THYSELF!’ writes Coleridge in the 'Biographia Literaria'. The deduction of metaphysical truth is co-extensive with the deduction of the self: philosophy is written...

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Published in: Coleridge and the Armoury of the Human Mind
Published: Frank Cass London 1991
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