Works

Aids to Reflection

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General Reference

Philosophy Atlas. "Aids to Reflection." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://philosophy.interactiveatlas.org/works/aids-to-reflection.

APA Style

Philosophy Atlas. (n.d.). Aids to Reflection. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://philosophy.interactiveatlas.org/works/aids-to-reflection

BibTeX

@misc{philosophyatlas-aids-to-reflection,
  author = {Philosophy Atlas},
  title = {Aids to Reflection},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://philosophy.interactiveatlas.org/works/aids-to-reflection},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A collection of aphorisms and commentary by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in London in 1825. Its distinction between Reason and Understanding, framed as a guide to Christian reflection, reached American readers through the 1829 Burlington, Vermont edition with an introductory essay by James Marsh, and became a founding text for New England Transcendentalism.

Facts

Publication Year

1825 1

American edition, the one that reached Emerson and the Transcendentalists, followed in 1829.

Original Language

English 1

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