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The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill · Character

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Poet and philosopher whose ideas Mill contrasted with Benthamite utilitarianism.

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Also known as Coleridge

First appearance: III

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Mentioned in comparison to John Austin, as both were sources of instruction and elevation of character through conversation.
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