What is the 'Primary Imagination' according to Coleridge?
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Correct answer: The basic human power of perception that organizes the world into a coherent reality
Coleridge argued that the Primary Imagination is common to all people; it is the fundamental way the mind perceives the world. The Secondary Imagination is the specialized, creative version used by the artist.
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