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Single Idea 21877

[from 'works' by Jacques Derrida, in 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 9. Rejecting Truth ]

Full Idea

'True' thoughts are inaccessible, buried in the subconscious, long before they get to speech or writing.

Gist of Idea

True thoughts are inaccessible, in the subconscious, prior to speech or writing

Source

Jacques Derrida (works [1990]), quoted by Barry Stocker - Derrida on Deconstruction

Book Reference

Stocker,Barry: 'Derrida on Deconstruction' [Routledge 2006], p.82


A Reaction

[My reading of some Derrida produced no quotations. I've read two commentaries, which were obscure. The Derrida ideas in this db are my simplistic tertiary summaries. Experts can chuckle over my failure]