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Inner experience
Book • 1988
Georges Bataille's 'Inner Experience' delves into the subjective experience of the sacred and its relationship to the profane world.
Bataille explores the intense emotions and sensations associated with mystical experiences, emphasizing their transformative power.
He challenges traditional philosophical approaches that prioritize reason and objectivity, arguing for the importance of subjective experience in understanding the human condition.
The book's exploration of inner experience is intertwined with Bataille's broader critique of modern society, highlighting the alienation and lack of meaning that characterize contemporary life.
Bataille's work offers a powerful affirmation of the importance of subjective experience and its potential for transcendence.
Bataille explores the intense emotions and sensations associated with mystical experiences, emphasizing their transformative power.
He challenges traditional philosophical approaches that prioritize reason and objectivity, arguing for the importance of subjective experience in understanding the human condition.
The book's exploration of inner experience is intertwined with Bataille's broader critique of modern society, highlighting the alienation and lack of meaning that characterize contemporary life.
Bataille's work offers a powerful affirmation of the importance of subjective experience and its potential for transcendence.
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Mentioned by Stuart Kendall as one of the books in that series, Inner Experience and Guilty, Bataille never got around to doing a second edition of Ann Nietzsche.
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Georges Bataille’s 'On Nietzsche': War, Chance, and the Collapse of Meaning with Stuart Kendall
Mentioned by Stuart Kendall while discussing Bataille's exploration of inner experience and its political implications.
The Headless Politics of Georges Bataille with Stuart Kendall at the Durations Festival
