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 Reference
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.