Deconstruction ... insists not that truth is illusory but that it is institutional.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Deconstruction views truth as a product of institutions rather than something purely illusory.
- In plain terms
- Truth is shaped by institutions.
- What can you take from it?
- Institutions shape truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is truth purely social?
- How do institutions define reality?
Another view
It may understate individual agency.
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