“Excrescences of Life”: Coleridge’s On the Constitution of the Church and State and Physiology of Constitution.

The article provides an analysis of Coleridge's "medico-philosophical" language in "On the Constitution of the Church and State," focusing on his use of physiological analogies to shape his political understanding of constitution. Topics include Coleridge's engagement with physiological discourse, his examination of the historical emergence of the constitution, and his depiction of societal dynamics through bodily analogies.