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Accursed Share Volume 2 & 3by Georges Bataille
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The three volumes of The Accursed Share address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be uselessness. The first volume of The Accursed Share, the only one published before Bataille's death, treated this paradox in economic terms, showing that andquot;it is not necessity but its contrary, luxury, that presents living matter and mankind with their fundamental problems.andquot; In the second and third volumes, The History of Eroticism and Sovereignty, Bataille explores the same paradox of utility from an anthropological and an ethical perspective, respectively. The History of Eroticism analyzes the fears and fascination, the prohibitions and transgressions attached to the realm of eroticism as so many expressions of the andquot;uselessnessandquot; of erotic life. In the third volume, Batille raises the ethical problems of sovereignty, of andquot;the independence of man relative to useful ends.andquot; Synopsis:The three volumes address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be uselessness. Synopsis:Explores the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be useless. In these volumes, Bataille examines this paradox from an anthropological and ethical perspective. About the AuthorGeorges Bataille (1897-1962) was a French writer, essayist, and philosopher whose works include The Story of the Eye, The Blue of Noon, The Accursed Share, and Theory of Religion. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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