Bataille, Lacan, and the Real with Tim Themi
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Batias: A Psychotic Response to His Father's Atheism
He grew up in such a like, you know, as we've already mentioned about his father. He reacted against his father's sort of lewdness by trying to become a priest. So that's what he did for when he said it was, he says it was a reaction against his father’s atheism. But of course, also the unrestrained nature of some of his mad acting out. You can sort of sympathize with him to the guy who's got syphilis, he's bound to a chair. And what's he going to do? Like, let me know, Doctor, when you're done doing my life?"
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