Joseph Henry Green (1791-1863): surgeon, philosopher and Coleridgean transcendentalist.
This article examines the life and work of the eminent surgeon and philosopher Joseph Henry Green. It details the influence on his literary output of his close friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge and shows the ways in which transcendental philosophy underpinned his scientific outlook.
Sheldrake
John S
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Tanaka Business School, Imperial College, London, UK. j.sheldrake@ic.ac.uk
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