This essay analyzes Georges Bataille’s philosophy of violence as a radical disruption of order, power, and identity systems. Rather than a tool of control or political destabilization, violence in Bataille's work is an ontological and sacred excess that exposes the fragility of reason and sovereignty. Drawing on La part maudite, L'Érotisme, and La souveraineté, the article differentiates between transgressive violence and institutionalized forms of control, exploring Bataille’s theory of violenc…
Read moreThis essay analyzes Georges Bataille’s philosophy of violence as a radical disruption of order, power, and identity systems. Rather than a tool of control or political destabilization, violence in Bataille's work is an ontological and sacred excess that exposes the fragility of reason and sovereignty. Drawing on La part maudite, L'Érotisme, and La souveraineté, the article differentiates between transgressive violence and institutionalized forms of control, exploring Bataille’s theory of violence in contrast to instrumental rationality. The essay engages with the thought of Nietzsche, Hegel, Sade, Girard, and Derrida to situate Bataille within broader philosophical discourses on power and sacrifice.
