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Full Idea
The distinction between delusion and truth lies in the difference in their life functions.
Gist of Idea
Delusion and truth differ in their life functions
Source
Novalis (Miscellaneous Observations [1798], 008)
Book Ref
Novalis: 'Philosophical Writings', ed/tr. Stoljar,M.M. [SUNY 1997], p.24
A Reaction
Pure pragmatism, it seems. We might expect doubts about objective truth from a leading light of the Romantic movement.
| 19571 | Delusion and truth differ in their life functions [Novalis] |
| 19572 | Experiences tests reason, and reason tests experience [Novalis] |
| 19573 | The seat of the soul is where our inner and outer worlds interpenetrate [Novalis] |
| 19574 | If man sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself, by acting against his own convictions [Novalis] |
| 19575 | Refinement of senses increasingly distinguishes individuals [Novalis] |
| 19576 | Religion needs an intermediary, because none of us can connect directly to a godhead [Novalis] |
| 19577 | Everything is a chaotic unity, then we abstract, then we reunify the world into a free alliance [Novalis] |
| 19578 | Only self-illuminated perfect individuals are beautiful [Novalis] |