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Unsaying Non-Knowledge: Georges Bataille and the Mysticism of Writing
Abstract
Georges Bataille’s writing seems to teethe with something utterly foreign to the discipline of philosophy. In this paper, I investigate what Jason Wirth calls’ Bataille’s “mad game of writing” in order to show that Bataille’s bizarre writing style is actually an extension of his ethical and philosophical commitments. Bataille’s writing attempts to produce a state within the reader rather than simply transmit information. I trace the justifications and roots for such a writing from his own system, as well as showing how such a style of writing has its roots in Kantian aesthetics and in Hegel’s Phenomenology.
How to Cite:
Brewer, B., 2013. Unsaying Non-Knowledge: Georges Bataille and the Mysticism of Writing. International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, 5(2), pp.15 (116–130). DOI: http://doi.org/10.7710/2155-4838.1082
Published on
19 Jun 2013.
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