Full Idea
There is no longer anything on which there is nothing to say.
Gist of Idea
There is no longer anything on which there is nothing to say
Source
Jean Baudrillard (The Intelligence of Evil [2004], p. 17)
Book Reference
Baudrillard,Jean: 'The Intelligence of Evil or The Lucidity Pact' [Berg 2005], p.17
A Reaction
Compare Ideas 2937 and 6870. I'm not sure whether Baudrillard is referring to the limits of philosophy, or merely to social taboos. I like Ansell Pearson's view: we should attempt to discuss what appears to be undiscussable.
Related Ideas
Idea 2937 What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence [Wittgenstein]
Idea 6870 I say (contrary to Wittgenstein) that philosophy expresses what we thought we must be silent about [Ansell Pearson on Wittgenstein]