Bataille’s 'Guilty' Explained: Stuart Kendall on War, Time, and Instability (Full Episode Unlocked!)
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The episode discusses Georges Bataille’s 'Guilty' and its insights on war, time, and philosophical instability with guest Stuart Kendall.
AHRC Courses: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-courses What does Georges Bataille’s Guilty reveal about war, time, and the unstable ground of thought itself? In this episode, Craig and Adam speak with Stuart Kendall about Bataille’s confrontation with catastrophe, the “privileged instant,” and the strange oscillation between order and excess in his writing. The conversation explores how Guilty stages a meditation on war, nonknowledge, and the limits of philosophy at the edge of histor...
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Hosts: Craig, Adam
Guest: Stuart Kendall
Topics covered
- war
- time
- philosophy
- catastrophe
- nonknowledge
- Bataille
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Guilty
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