EROTICISM DEATH AND SENSUALITY, GEORGES BATAILLE, City Lights Books, 1986 San Francisco
Taboo and sacrifice, transgression and language, death and sexuality - Georges Bataille pursues these themes with an original, often startling perspective. He challenges any single discourse on the erotic. The scope of his inquiry ranges from Emile Bronte to Sade, from St Theresa to Claude Levis-Strauss and Dr Kinsey, and the subjects he covers include prostitution, mystical ecstasy, cruelty and organised war. Investigating desire prior to and extending beyond the realm of sexuality, he argues that eroticism is "a psychological quest not alien to death"
"..Questioning has meaning only as elaborated by philosophy. The supreme questioning is that to which the answer is the supreme moment of eroticism - that of eroticism's silence...The philosophical moment prolongs that of work and of taboo...Compared with work, transgression is a game...If transgression became the foundation-stone of philosophy, silent contemplation would have to be substituted for language."
As for Philosophical suicide- something Albert Camus wrote about, it seems this book's message will fit in nicely with my humanistic beliefs.I'm done reading this book now, day spent at the library and at home, so I thought I'd say a few words about it.
Otherwise, still looking for a lift to the Big Green Gathering in Cheddar from London.
Today's crush has been for Sophie, but I'm not changing my profile...If there were one woman I'd like to come home from work to see it would be her, she is so pretty...hope i wake up tomorrow with similar feelings.
I'm going down to Brighton tomorrow, to see a newly opened rawfood cafe and hope to have an eventful day finishing up at a dance.
And get packing, 'cos I'm off until Sunday come Wednesday
Taboo and sacrifice, transgression and language, death and sexuality - Georges Bataille pursues these themes with an original, often startling perspective. He challenges any single discourse on the erotic. The scope of his inquiry ranges from Emile Bronte to Sade, from St Theresa to Claude Levis-Strauss and Dr Kinsey, and the subjects he covers include prostitution, mystical ecstasy, cruelty and organised war. Investigating desire prior to and extending beyond the realm of sexuality, he argues that eroticism is "a psychological quest not alien to death"
"..Questioning has meaning only as elaborated by philosophy. The supreme questioning is that to which the answer is the supreme moment of eroticism - that of eroticism's silence...The philosophical moment prolongs that of work and of taboo...Compared with work, transgression is a game...If transgression became the foundation-stone of philosophy, silent contemplation would have to be substituted for language."
As for Philosophical suicide- something Albert Camus wrote about, it seems this book's message will fit in nicely with my humanistic beliefs.I'm done reading this book now, day spent at the library and at home, so I thought I'd say a few words about it.
Otherwise, still looking for a lift to the Big Green Gathering in Cheddar from London.
Today's crush has been for Sophie, but I'm not changing my profile...If there were one woman I'd like to come home from work to see it would be her, she is so pretty...hope i wake up tomorrow with similar feelings.
I'm going down to Brighton tomorrow, to see a newly opened rawfood cafe and hope to have an eventful day finishing up at a dance.
And get packing, 'cos I'm off until Sunday come Wednesday