Single Idea 21845

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly]

Full Idea

Philosophy is shot through with the project of becoming the official language of a Pure State. The exercise of thought thus conforms to the goals of the real State, to the dominant meanings and to the requirements of the established order.

Gist of Idea

Philosophy aims to become the official language, supporting orthodoxy and the state

Source

Gilles Deleuze (A Conversation: what is it? What is it for? [1977], I)

Book Reference

Deleuze,Gilles: 'Dialogues II' [Continuum 2006], p.10


A Reaction

[He cites Nietzsche's 'Schopenhauer as Educator' as the source of this] Is Karl Marx included in this generalisation, or Diogenes of Sinope? Is conservative philosophy thereby invalidated?