Patreon Preview: Bataille’s 'Guilty' Explained: Stuart Kendall on War, Time, and Instability

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The episode discusses Georges Bataille’s 'Guilty' and its insights on war, time, and the instability of thought with guest Stuart Kendall.

*Patreon Preview* To access the rest of this discussion, becoming paid subscriber on our Patreon page, or enroll in 'Formless', which begins March 11th. Links are below. 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 explo...

People in this episode

Hosts: Craig, Adam

Guest: Stuart Kendall

Topics covered

• Georges Bataille
• war
• time
• instability
• philosophy
• catastrophe
• order and excess

Keywords

• Bataille
• Guilty
• war
• time
• philosophy
• catastrophe
• order
• excess

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Organizations: Patreon

Books & works: Guilty

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