Open AccessErotic freedom in the philosophy of Georges Bataille
Author(s) -
Milanko Govedarica
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
theoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-081X
pISSN - 0351-2274
DOI - 10.2298/theo0902081g
Subject(s) - unification , sovereignty , philosophy , epistemology , balance (ability) , law , psychology , politics , political science , computer science , neuroscience , programming language
In this paper the author deals with one of the main questions in the complex work of Georges Bataille. The sense and possibility of erotic freedom are reconsidered in immanent framework and with respect to broader philosophical understanding. Through immanent analysis it is shown that Bataille's erotism implies striving for unification and continuity as well as sovereignty transgression of limits, consumption and violence. Contrary to him, the author exposes some relevant ideas of P. Bruckner, A. Finkielkraut, E. Fink and H. Marcuse. By means of this confrontation it is shown that question about possibility of erotic freedom is hermeneutical open, because of the balance between arguments pro et contra