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French author and philosopher, born on September 10, 1897, and died on July 9, 1962. Bataille is known for his unique literary style and philosophical thinking, with works spanning various forms including novels, essays, and critiques.

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“Eroticism differs from animal sexuality in that human sexuality is limited by taboos and the domain of eroticism is that of the transgression of these taboos. Desire in eroticism is the desire that triumphs over the taboo. It presupposes man in conflict with himself.”

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Book:Death and Sensuality: A Study of Eroticism and the Taboo

Source: Death and Sensuality: A Study of Eroticism and the Taboo

“Thought does not ennoble us and neither does it differentiate humans from other animals.”

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“It seems impossible, in fact, to judge the eye using any word other than seductive, since nothing is more attractive in the bodies of animals and men. But extreme seductiveness is probably at the boundary of horror.”

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Book:Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

Source: Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

“Each of us is incomplete compared to someone else - an animal's incomplete compared to a person... and a person compared to God, who is complete only to be imaginary.”

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Book:Guilty

Source: Guilty

About the Author

Born: September 10, 1897
Died: July 9, 1962
Known for: Author
Quotes: 124

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Erotism: Death and SensualityRelated source material

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