Coleridge vs Martineau: Difference between revisions
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*[[wikipedia:Harriet_Martineau|Harriet Martineau]] | *[[wikipedia:Harriet_Martineau|Harriet Martineau]] | ||
*[[wikipedia:Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge|Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] | *[[wikipedia:Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge|Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] | ||
*Iris Murdoch stated John Stuart Mill's [[wikipedia:Equation_of_exchange|equation of exchange]] from ''Principles of Political Economy'' (1848) as | *"Happiness equals freedom equals personality” is how Iris Murdoch stated John Stuart Mill's [[wikipedia:Equation_of_exchange|equation of exchange]] from ''Principles of Political Economy'' (1848) as in her essay ''Against Dryness'' | ||
== References == | == References == |
Latest revision as of 03:24, 24 November 2023
Lyrics
Coleridge once said to Harriet Martineau ‘You seem to regard society As a congeries Of individualities’ To which she replied ‘Of course I do: Happiness equals Freedom equals Personality.’ A non-meeting of minds Is the permanent legacy That finds History In the encounter: Something’s made Coleridge transfer To the biologically impeded But nobody’s superseded Harriet Martineau ‘Happiness equals Freedom equals Personality,’ She has similarly replied To those on the other other side
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- Mayo Thompson - vocals, piano
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- ? (woman) - vocals
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Interpretations
- Harriet Martineau
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- "Happiness equals freedom equals personality” is how Iris Murdoch stated John Stuart Mill's equation of exchange from Principles of Political Economy (1848) as in her essay Against Dryness