Single Idea 21883

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 6. Deconstruction]

Full Idea

Sincerity can never be verified, so fiction infuses all speech, which means that reality is also fictional.

Gist of Idea

Sincerity can't be verified, so fiction infuses speech, and hence reality also

Source

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

Book Reference

Stocker,Barry: 'Derrida on Deconstruction' [Routledge 2006], p.65