THE POETIC AND GNOSEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE’S PHILOSOPHICAL POETRY

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Abstract: This article examines the synthesis of poetic form and epistemic theory in the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. By analyzing his transition from Associationism to Kantian Transcendental Idealism, the study explores how Coleridge’s concept of the "Primary" and "Secondary" Imagination serves as a gnoseological bridge between the finite mind and the infinite divine. The research concludes that for Coleridge, poetry is not merely an aesthetic endeavor but a vital instrument for perceiving ontological truth.