THE "FICTIONALIZATION" OF REALITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF M. HEIDEGGER AND J.L. BORGES

The article studies the discursive strategies used both in philosophy and literature to define terms such as 'fiction' and 'reality'. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ontological status of the concept 'world' that philosophy builds in association with literature. The ancient division between philosophy and literature or poetry is a distinctive note of our culture although the relation could show a specific type of meaning including knowledge and aesthetic enjoyment. Martin Heidegger's La epoca de la imagen del mundo, and J.L. Borges' short story 'El congreso' were chosen to show the peculiar critical perspectives of philosophy and literature.