The thirst for annihilation

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Thet hrisftor a nnilhtaiion
Ani moprtalenirttya arndp hoislophfiigcuarGleeo ,r gBeast aille
hahsa das ingificiannfltu eonnoc teh er wFrriestn,sec urhca hs
FouaculDte,r raindBdaa urdildl.Ta hrTeh ifrosArtn nihiilsta htei on
firbsoto iknE ngltiors ehs ptoohn idws ri itngIsnn. ow ayt,h o,u gh
isN ick 'Lsbao noadkna ttetmoap ptp ropBraitaatiwelrt liien'gss
toa secuilnaltirleg iboirlt ioct oym prowmiitstheh a eir idtoyf
acadedmioisuccsr e- rathieitrsw , rt itaesna c ommunion.
Theoreitsiscuiaenls philsooscloiop,oghp yys,y dcyhnoamics,
poiltiacnspd o teyra rdei secdub susotn layss e tppisontnge isno t
thdee ewpa toeftr e txusaalc rwihfiecwreoe r pdass osv eirno tt he
brokveonio cfde e a.Ct uhltumroaedlr niidstai yg nodsoewdtn oi ts
Kantbieaodncr wki tishtt ransecnetnadls opphohifytl hoej ceotb
buBta taiwlrliet'ciusnvt gi son ltelaycor stsh tiistg lhdyi islpcined
reiandtgo r evetahlse to rngu nedrlyciunrgr tenhtabste ar us
towdascr haaonsdd i stsio-oltnuh vei eonlitm putloes sec atphee,
thiforrsa tn nithii.ol na
NicLka n,wd hosaeim i st os perawdh ahtec al'hltesv irulent
horroofBr a'tl aliew'rist ihnigmssw,er lifwt ietsah v iivdnaensds
commitmmeonrtue s uaalslcsayiot dew itwho rokflst i earteut rhan
intellienecvtstiugaaltT ihoinss .ib soo for ke levtaoen vceenr ey o
inettseeridn t hpeh liosoopfhd ye sitrhepe,s ypcahtolhoogoyf
deviapnoclei,ta incdlga ealtl h oeyr,t hhesi toorfyr eliogri on
poetIrtiy sa. l suogr enfotr a ltlh oisnet ribgytu hedes ixeru al
tromenotrts h dee atthhem yi stackoenncloeyfia vste h eoiwrn .
NickLan d 1sa lectmu rCeorn ttianPleh nilosaotWp ahwryi ck
Unviertsyi.
Preafce
Ast hougtho g ivyeo ursae lcfe rta'ipno sitaisvseu'r anwchei,c h
harboraesdw ella suspicoifos nu perioryiotuyh ,a veo ften
reproacmhee dfo r whaty ouc almly 'appetfoirt dee struction'
[TE1 13).
Ther easofonrs w ritian bgo okc anb el edb ackt ot hed esitroe
modiftyh er elatiwohnisc ehx isbte tweae nh umanb einagn di ts
kindT.h osree latiaornejs u dgeudn acceptaanbdla er ep erceived
asa na trociworuest chedness.
Howevetro,t hee xtetnhta It h avew ritttehni bso okI have
beenco nscitohuasit ti si mpotetnort e gultahteea ccouonftt hat
wretchednUeps tso.a certaliinm itth,ed esiforrep erfecctlleya r
humaenxc hangwehsi che scapgee nercaoln ventiboencso meas
desiforre a nnihila[tIiI1o 4n3 .)
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I havea lwayusn consciosuosulgyho tu tt hawth icwhi lble amt e
downt ot heg rounbdu,t t hefl oori sa lsao w all.
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Whatb esbte fitasn authoirst op refacae w orkw ithi tas pology,
ornamentiitwn igt thh eg ilotfn ecessAifttye.ar l lo,n es houlndo t
beg attentiwoint houetx cuseT.h ata writeprr ovidseo me
rudimentjaursyt ificafotri oan b ooks eemsa modesetn ough
expectatbiuotsn u,c ha demanodb litermaet,se isn cteh iissa text
whichha sb eenr eareidnp erfescutp erfluciltuyt, chfienegyb alt
zeroT.h erei sn ota singlsee ntenwchei chi so thetrh ana
gratuitouasnndea s sc onfusioan c;r ya tl eashta llfa meda nd
smotheriendi ronyE.a cha ppeatlh ati sm·a det ot hen ame
'Bataislhlued'd ebrest weean p retensainodna jokeB.a taiI lle.
xiiP refea c
known othianbgo uhti mH.i so bsessions mdei,hs itisug rnbo rances
numbm e,I fi ndh ist hougihntc omprehentshieab blrea,s ioofhn i s
writisnhge aruss elesasclryo smsy inarticuIlna crye.s ponIs e
mumblea,sa resisttaona cnex iemtayd,d enimnygs elwift who rds.
Lockeidn a celwli tmhy ownh ollorwa vin.g.s.b uta tl easitti s
nott ha..t. (ande venn ow I lie.). .
Int ruth, Basteaeimltslo me e far lesasn intellepcrteudailc a­
mentt hana sexuaaln dr eligioonues,t ransectthienl ge thargic
suiciudpeo nw hicwhe area lelm barkeTdo. a ccephti sw ritiinsg s
an impossibitloir teys,it shte ma n irrelevaOnncee i.s e xcited
abnormalalpyp,a llbeudt,w ithoruetfu geN.a usepae rhapSsu?c h
melodracmoam ersa pidtloya muse( althowueg sht ivlolm ijtu,s t
asw e die).
So I tryt op ersuamdyes eltfh aitt w ouhladv bee ernel atively
straightfortwoaw rrdi tae s oundb ooko n thew orko fG eorges
Batailal beo;o kt hawto ulhda ved iscustsheecd o ntribuhteih oans
madet ot hep hilosopahnidcl ailt ercaurlyt uorfte w entieth-century
Francee,x posithiinsgd octrinoefs ' genereaclo nomy''b,a se
materialiasnmd'' ,ta h eologayp'p,r aistihnege xcelleonfch eiss
variopurso sset ylaensd h isp oetrrye,c ommendtihnaght i sw orks
be investbeyd s erioruesa dinsgc,h olarsahnidpe ,v entuaal ly
judicieosutsi mat-iboynm y reckonian sgc,h lbeocokhS.tu c hb ooks
area lwaydse presseinnogu ghb,u ti nt hec asoef G eorgeBsa taille
thes ituatiiseo vne mno rea cutteo,u chionngs omethiankgit no t he
purep ornograpchhya racteriozuirn cgo ntemporNariye tzsche
schopl.aT or ssuhciceiendw ritian bgo oko fa nyk inadb ouBta taille
isa lreasdoym ethiwnrge tchebde,c auistei so nlyi nt het wisted
interstsiptaicaeolsf fa ilurteh acto ntacitn,f ectainodn- ,a tt he
limi-tt hea negoiinct imatchyah te c all'sc ommunicactainot na'k e
placAe r.e coveorfty h es ensoefB atailwlrei'tsii nstg h es urepsatt h
toi trsa diciamlp overishmIetin sta .sp athettiosc e eekd ucation
from Bataialsli eti st os eecko mfofrrotm Nietzsc(hBea.t aiilsol,fe
coursseo,m ewhmaotr eh onetshta tnh iasb ouhti osw nh ypocri)s ies.
Theries n od oubtth atto s easoBna taiilnlp er eparatfoiroh ni s
comfortabdlieg estbiyoc na pitaclu'lst urmaalc hiniesa piecoef
twistperdo stituotfti hoenk indh ew ouldfu llyh avea ppreciated.
Thed elicioobussc eniAt wyr!i twehro t rietdoh elups t oe xpend,
storeadw ayw itha llt heo therisn o urr eserovfei nformatico­
financiaasls etisno, r detro b ep impeodu ti nttoh ec arefleorw so f
theW esteranc ademiTehse.r ea reN orthA mericawnhso have
already lteoa grunrtg l'eB ataiclolnet rMaa rx'fo r instance,
Prefacxeii i
althoutghhei ssuiesr arye tlhiisn aneildye ologMiocraeli .n sidious
ist he' hew asa libraryioaukn n owB'a taililnec,r easyi snngalrled­
upi nt hed econstrucptuilvipin sdtu storfey n dlecsosm mentaorny
LogocentrWiessmt,e rMne taphysaincdso ,t hevra rioSuesi nsverges­
senhethieBt aetna,iw lhloer eaad l ota,n dh ads omethivnegrc yl ever
tos ayB.a tailmlaey be praisoerdc ondemneidnt ermosf h is
eruditibount,t hissc arcemlayt terwsh enc omparewdi thh is
sanctaista y v oyagienrs ickn.e.s.sb utb ookmsa keg oodb urrows
inw hictho h idea,n df ewp lacaersea sr edoloenftt h el itetslcaeas p e
a libratrhye;s helvoefsfi ctiohni,s togreyo,g rapehayc,hb ooka
pretefoxrt d erealizaptaitoine,na twlayi titnhgem omentw heni t
wilble coupletods omev aguree verie.
Nott hatth ibso okm akeasn ys pecipalle adifonrg i tseilthf a,s
scratchaebdou fotr needlienst hem ostd estitguuttet eorfst he
Eartcho,l d-tucrrkaewyl ionngi tksn eeasn,d b eggitnhgea cademy
to pimp ite verd eepeirn toa buseE.v ers inciet b ecame
theoretiecvaildletynh ta otu rp reciopuesr soniadle ntiwteirejesu st
brand-tfoarg st radicnrgu mbosf l abour-poowne trh el ibidino­
economjiucn kc ircutihtev, e stiogfea su thortihaela trichaalviet y
beenw earitnhgi nnWerh.o carewsh at' anyonteh'i nkksn,o wso,r
theoriazbeosu Bta tailTlhee?o nlyt hintgo t rya ndt oucihs t he
intenssheo ck-watvhea stt irlela chuessa lonwgi tht he textual
ember.s. .fo r asl ongt,h aits a,s a nythicnagn s ti'lrle acuhs '.
WhereD escartneese deGdo d tom ediathei sr elatiwointshh is
felloswesc,u lmaarn ish appwyi thh ist elevisseitoa,nn dw itahl l
theo thecro mmodificehda nneolfsp seudo-communiwciatthi on
whichh isc ivilizhaatsis oont houghtfuelnldyo wehdi m.S uch
thingasr efo r hiso wn protectoifoc no ursteo;fi lteoru tt he
terrifytihnrge aotf infectiIofn o.p ennestso alteribtays,e
communicatiaonnd, e xperimenctuarli osairteym arkso f an
exuberant siotcosin eltyty r,u gea uglei eisn i ttse ndentcoyb e
decimatbeyd s exualtlrya nsmitdtiesde asaensdn ihilrieslti gion.
On thibsa siist s eemst hato urs ociedteys,p iitteso wn most
strenuoeuffso rthsa,s n oty etc onsummatietdsl ongi dealized
sclerionstiiosm permeaabtloem sT.h eg ristt ielxli satnsd,i ti so nly
amongstth eg ritth awte connect.
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Iti s0 3.3i0n t hem orningL.e tu s sayo nei s' drun-k'a n
impoverischiepdh eforr altlh ostee rritbhlien ognse d oetso o ne's
nervous-syisntt ehmed epthosf t hen igh-ta ndp hilosoipsh y
xivP reface
'impossible' o(naels tthitolhulig nhke sv,e nt ot hep oinotf t error
andd isgusWth)a.td oeist m eanf otrh iesp isoidnet her eahli story
ofs pirtiodt i ew ithoturta cWeh?e reh asi ts trayteod?' It hougohft
deathw,h ichI imaginteodb es imiltaort hawta lkw ithoaunt
objec(tb utth ew alki,n d eatht,a ketsh ipsa thw ithorueta so-n
"forever["I)I'2I 8 6].
An extraordilnuacriyd ifrtoys,ta yn dc risipnt heb lacknebsust,
paralysleoddg;e idns omer eceosfst heu nivertsheac tl utcihtel si ke
a snareA. waveo fn auseias a ccompanibeyd a peculiarly
insinuahteiandga chaesi, ft hougihtts ewlefr ec opulatuinnrge ser­
vedlwyi tshu fferiAn dga.m pc oldnecslso,st eofo g,c reetphsr ough
theo penw indowI.l augdhe,l ighattet dh efa tet hahta st urnemde
intao r eptiTlheem. e talhlaircd neosfis n telsleeecmtls i kae c utting
instrumiennm ty handt;h ed etachfreadg menfrto m a machine
toolo,ra na battosiere,k ionugtt het erminsaeln sietw asa lwyas
refused.
Theo bjecotfp hilosopihnys,o faars t her eflectmievdei tation
upont houghcta nb e takent o characteirti,iz sea rbitrarily
prescriabsue ndd isturrbeeads on(itnhgce a seosfp sychopathology,
psychiaatbrnyo,r mapls ycholoegtycd,.o n otr emotecloyn travene
thirsi gorosuesl ectbieocna,u ssuec hs tudioefds i sturtbheodu ght
arec onstit-uitnep dr inci-pwliet hoeuntt anglemeIntit st) h.u s
thats uccessfualdlayp tetdr,a nqumiold,e rataen,d productive
reasomno nopolitzheeps h ilosopchoinccaelp toifto hno ughitnt, h e
samew ay thatt heg eneralirzoebdo tiosfmr egulatleadb our
squeezaelsil n tengsees turoeusto fs ocieaxli steMnyc ea.b normal
devotitooBn a taisltleem frso mt hefa ctt hanto bodhya sd onem ore
thanh et oo bstrutchtep assaogfev iolebnlta nkisn tao pacified
obliviaonnd,t hust oa waketnh em onsteirn t heb asemenotf
reason.
Nott hatth er epresissle odc kienda dungeointi, s s trandienad
labyrianntdhc ,o nnectteotd h ed aylwiotr lbdy a secrceotn tinuity.
A tangloefc onfusicoonm est os eeml iked oao ra, m azel ikae
barriaenrd,o nes ay'sI ,'b utt hei nsiidsne o ta celilti, s a corridor;
a passacguetfr om thes ofrto cokf l osIsn.n eerx perietnrcaev erses
a sombrpeo rosiatnyd,t hem oanso ft hem inotaruerv erberate
througiht sa rteriheisn,t inagt an indefinabplreo ximiItty .
becomedsi fficutlots leep.
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Ofc oursIei ,n dulmgyes elifni, n numerawbalyes '.I t'e lmly setlhfe
Prefacxev
personparlo noufani ltso m arkt hep seudo-neuptorsailt ioofan
commentattohrti ism Teh.at i sr athear p rotracotfi' oBna taille's'
incessjaneit n toa furtheerp isodoef d ebasemenFto.ri ti s
remarkabhloew degradea dd iscoucrasneb ecomew heni ti s
markebdy theo bsessrieviet eraotfit ohnea bstraecgto m,i xing
arroganwciet hp allhiudm iliTthye.c hronwihci nteh arte sul-ts
somethiankgi tno a degenerarteevde rberafrtoimo Dno stoyevsky's
undergroumnadn - ist hei nsisteonfca e h umanittyh ath as
becomaen unbearaibnldei gni'tIay'm. (alonaes)t ,h et asteless
exhibitoifoa nn endogenotuosr menats,t heb etrayoaflc om­
municatiaosan f,e sterwionugn di,n w hicthh em onadikcn ittoifn g
thefl eshl oseist seilnaf m esso fp usa nds cabest,c e.t .c. ..( You
yawno fc oursbeu,tI contien.)uY esI, a m- definitioan fiallthlyy-
begga(rl iGkoed )s,c rabblaitnt gh ec oat-toafia l rse luctaanndt
embarrassed attednrtiivveiennn teaos g su,i lteh afuts esw retched­
neswsi tha ne lusievlee meonftt hreaItsi. tm erei ndoletnhcaet
defeaatlstl e ndentcoyw arddesc oroiumsp ersonaSlciatryc?e Olry .
ratheIr c;a nnobtr inmgy seltfot hinsko .I naga tt hem arginosf
thisd iscoounrt shewe r itiofn Ggeso rBgaetsa iasl al eh ideous
confirmatoifoi nt cso wardiacnedm oderatisoinm,u ltanweiotuhs
thed rearinoefsi stp sr ostituat wihoene;z ipnagr odoyf l aughter
teeteruipnognt hea bjecnta kedneosfas s obY.e ta tt hes amet ime
its carcmealtyt ewrhse thIe wrr itoefB ataiolrlm ey selIf.ft heries
a boundabreyt weeuns i ti so nlyi nsofaars h ew asm omentarily
frustratienhd i sp assatgoet het rutohf h ist ext.
Batai'lslw eritienxgh ibiat msa rkeda ttachmetnott hefi rst
persopnr onouann,d t hec onfessimoondaeil se speciparleldyo min­
anti n his mo'rlei terwaorryk's a,l thouigths preadasl most
everywheTrhee.m osto bvioucso nsequeonfct eh idse viciest o
immersteh en arrateigvoie n t het ext, fusinagn dvd oisiccoeu irns e
a fielodf i mmanencaen,dp uttiindge ntuintrye serviendtlpoyl ay
(ejne uN)o.to nliys m osto ft hefi ctipounb lisdhuerdi nBga taille's
lifetniamrer atientd h efi rspte rso-ni ncludTinhgSe t ooryft hEyee ,
MadaEmdew arTdhaIe,mp o ssiTbhlAeeb ,bC i. a,n dT hBel uofeN oo-n
buti ne vercya smeo ret hano nec onfessivooniaciles i nvolv-ed
evena fttehre v arioeugso osf d ialogaureee xclud-ewdh ethtehri s
ist her esulotf 'authorpiraelfa'c eso,r stratifineadr rative
structuTrheAse.b bCi. fo,r examplien,c ludneos l estsh ant hree
distifinrcstpt e rsonna rratvioviec easn,dt emporraulp turients h e
ordeorf i tdsi scourcsoemsp lictahtese i tuatsitoifunlr lt heTrh.e re
isa nu nmanageaabplpee aal p,l igohfti solatai vooni,c ree sistant
xviP reface
toa lld elimitaatnii onn,fe ctsiot ohna,rte adiBnagt aiilsln eo ta
contributtoip oons itivbiuttay ,p lea.
Itd oenso tb efibte ggatrosg artbh emselivnte hse r obeosfp roud
neutraltihtemy a,t teirsq uitteot hec ontranroyo ;n es inkbse neath
theb urdeonf i ndividuaaslt ihteyyd o.I fb eggaarrse s oo ften
drivetno r eligiitoi ns b ecausietc ann evebre i nt her ational
interoefsa tn yonteo r espontdo t hemT.h eym usti nhertihte
traditoifou nn answercerdi eesn cryptienmd o nastciecl lTsh.e se
mendicahnatvse c ertaibneleynd estituitnae nde choo ft hed eath
ofG od,b utw itnho s pacaew aititnhge mi nt hes eculoarrd etrh ey
arefo rcetdo l ivteh eilri mitliemspso verishamsea nnti mpossible
necessiAtsy fo.r mysel(fB ataiallls)eo t hem atteirs a ltogether
morec omic.
Do nott hinIk a m unsympatheTthiecs.et hickoefta sb stract
identairteny o d oubutn pleastaons tt umbtlher ougThh.es crawny
littsliego nf p romiscuionudsi viduiasla i pteyr petaugaglr avation;
remindiynogui ne accha soef y ouorw ni ncarcerbayts ieolnTf. h at
enunciatsihoonu lbde harriebdy an 'I'i sn o mere stylistic
.
infeliictii sta y l,o athesomeannedys est,t heo nlryo utoefse vasion
leandgia wayfr omi ta reh ypocritTioct arlay.n dh idteh em anacle­
scarwsh ichw rectkh ec omplexiooftn h et exwto uldi tseblefa
decisioncieslteibcr aotfia ount onomdye,b asitnhge t exfutr ther,
brandiinteg v enm orec onclusiavsse elryv imlaet te(ro uotf w hich
thee goh ast ranscenidnetidon visibiTloi wtryi}to.en eseolufto fa
bookc anb em anyt hin;gt shed ilettanotfoi nsefom r w homw riting
isfr om thes taratff ectatainodan r tificitahleip tryo,f essionoafl ism
onefo rw homa bootke ndtsoa na nonymi-tiyfn oti mmediatteol y
thaotf t hec ommoditayt,l eastto t haotf c areecra pit-atlh e
authoritarioafon niesl mo sitn a monologiicnasla nictlyo steo
solipsoirst mh,ea ll-too-ostehnutmaitliiootfouy ns e w hop refetros
guidefr om behintdh es ceneIst. c an be genuintei midity,
pomposiitnye,r taipaalt heyv,e enx perimebnuttw, h ati tc ann ever
be,fo r asl onga si ti sr emotedleyl iberaitsfle idg,h t.
Iti ss titlelm ptitnogr enountchee p ostuorfet hefi rspte rson,
event hougiht fosr ceo fc orrosqiuvael ificarteidounc tehse r isokf
complacoenbjte ctivoirsp ms eudo-colleTchteii vnidtuyl.g enocfe s
personaolfis tpyu,r ioauust onomrye,s ponsibainldii dtiyo,s yncratic
affectatiaornes, u fficienrtelpye llteonp tr ovokae m easuroef
tacticcaarle lessOnnees psa.r alyas edsi mensioofnm essye ffec··
tiviotuyto, f d istaBsutett. ow ritoefB ataiilnls eu cah w ayi sm ore
thana littalbes ursdu,g gestaisni gtd, o e,st haitm personailsia t y
Prefacxev ii
simptlheit noag c hiAeftveear.l t lh:'e I i'sn ottob ee xpe,lb luetd
sbumtiettdo s aicfircWeh.e snuh ffieadb owuitt hai tne xutpo n
Bataiiitlsc l oem petlorl eefde rt oan nao utth obru,rt a thteoar n,
ennguiet,si cugl aattt hiveno ;it dhsey mptoofam n abtsreangti c
cmomuinty.
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Iitas l ontgi mneo ws inIc ewa affisci tebdyB ataiplole'emiR 'rse '
(L'augh)t:e r'
Laugh laagnuhd
att hseu n
att hnee ltets
att hseot nes
att hdeu kcs
att hrea m
att hpee e-opfte hepe o pe
atm ummy
ata coffifunl olf s hit 13[I]V.
This iptnoreuomcd etsh roefte h meu sctr ulct ihaemtersa versing
Bataiwlrlniegtl':ias u ghetxeecmrre,n atn,dd eatShuc.h' htemes'
ares upsendoendl myo mentaartti hlely i opf p hilosophical
intelyl,ai ngtdih beirnle ilteianost eedapu horiimmco latuipoonn
thbeu ronr-oecfl eirtatduirsteie,gnt rianign taso ensehleeetrsos­
genemoaus.sHs is otbesxetsss iveltyh atrthed eice toemorpsaetde
bodiyes x ecmretna,al ntdh attho en lsyffiu ciernets ptoond seea th
isl aughTtheecr o.r pnsoeot n ldyis solvienost nao xiboausse
mattaenra gloautsoe xecmrenitit,as l isnof a dctfee cataeswd a tse
byt hleei offt hsep iee.csF ort hceo rpisste h ter uotfht he
bioloigniidcvuaialdl i,t csno summastueepr fluiItty o.in sl y
throtuhgeh gpeai snosit ardreeemawbalsteth eat thie ni dvuiadils
makrewdi tthhd ee libloefi tetsxr scasecI.iet b se ucsaee i lsi fpure
suprlutsh atthc eh iolf'd iR r-es't anbdyit nhsgei odfeh iqsui etly
weepmiontgh aenrtd r ansbfiytx hesedt inrkuiinonfghs ifa st h-er
igsr ipbpyce odvn ulsoifho onrsrt oherax tp lionodpt ee aolfms i rth,
asu ncomopmrisaisn go r'giaRrsiems'i., n paac rottnr,it biutoon
thteeh oroyfm ournLiaunggth.ei rsa c momuonniw itht hdeae d,
siend cehai tsno t otjbcheeto fl aug:h itidset er hai ttselfifn dtsh at
av oiwchee wne l auLgahu.g hittseh rwa hti iclsho tsodts i course,
thhea meorrhaogfpi rngagm atiinoct esx citaantdfii lotnh .
xviiPir eface
Baatiltleel ltsh atuths ue n iverissee n geteriacn,d fatthee
inherteoen ntge yri su ttewra tseE.n geyrfr omt hes uni s
dicsahrguendit learaalnlwdiyt hoduseti .gT nhafrta ctoifso onl ar
raidtaiownh icshti rketsh eea rrtehs ouarlctlee srt rreiesanl­
daeovurp,r oivnotgkh feve eriosbhs cye wneic ta'llle i'f.
Liefa ppsea asra pauosne tehngeey rp atahs;a p recarious
stialbtiizoaann cdo mpliocfsa otlidaoernc ayi.sm otIsb ta sically
copmreenhibslaes t hgee nesroallu ttoti hopenr obefl ecmo nsumption.
Sucahs ol-oargr eneral-peecrosnpoeemcxithcii pvbreiou tdcisto n
asa ni lolnut;sh ihey ptoasttiizooafna d giresisnci oounnms pito.n
Top roudciets o p artmiaanlgalety hr ee leoafes ngeey ri nittols o ss,
anndo thmionr.ge
Detahw,a tsa,go ere xpeintedu irst heo nleyn dt,h oe nly
defitniitveer nmuis'.Ut ilciatnyni'onr t e albieat nyy thbiutnthg e
characteorfai zfuantciito,on hna vinnogs enssheo orfta n
expdeintew uhriecshc aiputett se rlyi.s' e rTlhaitusit vyie'lT .iht e
odreorf W etserhnit soyr haass i tmso tsp etrintse ynmptom the
dirfto fu tyia lwiatfryo mt hriestl iasveen tsoew,a arp dasr adoxical
absuotvleau leA. c reespilvnaemg o racloiltoyn viazlesusbue o,r ­
dinianitgtt ot hdee fitnii'ohnta wth iscevhre 'sT.h e'g o'bo edcomes
synonywmiotuuhts i lwiittmyhe; a nmse,dt iia,oi nnstrumentality,
anidm pildtie cpendence.
Ther eatlrj caetyo orfl osiss' imnmeaen'cc,ot ninyu,bi atse
maetrto,rfl owI.tf h sert icrtelogyni arle sisotfea vnetcrheyi tnhga t
delaiymsp,e doerms o,m etnarairelrsytt hsme o evmeonfdt i ssolu­
tioinsa bsatcrtfreodm t hseo lflaorw i ti si nrtpeertabalse
transceSnucdhea nbcsetrr.ea scits ttola onsicssec hariazcetbdey r
autonomhyo,m eongeiatnydi, d ealaintdiy sw, h aBta taille
summariazs'ea (sb lsuotuet)yi 'li.t
The(n ietvaibrlteeun)r o fc osnrticetnegedyr t oi mmnaenicse
reloinwg,hi ocsoer iess a crgiefinceer,oa ft istvahece .r S eadcrifice
ist hmeo veemnotfv iloelnbite rafrtoimos nevi rlitthcyeo,l la posfe
tranndsec.neI chneibitthisena gcc riirafiell aopfis seo lbaetieindsg
theb oradui ttlaiiraniisnmh etroeh numta nictoyrl,ra etweidta h
profadneel iimoifrnto amft reocuisno ateut rhfiantd istfo sr muilna
thoelo.gI yni tpsr ofaansep ercetl,i igsi onm arutnidaael rl ed
concepotfGi oodnt; h fien aglu araonftp oerrt seinbste intgh,e
subsmiiosonf( uriunsot)i mteor eoansa,n dt hutsh e ultimate
princoifup tliel ity.
Coweriintn hgse hd aow isotg fod sh,u maniitst hpyer j oceto fa
defiinviaetb orgtaioonfe xnpdeuirtea,ndi st huasni mpoislsiitby.
Prefacxei x
Theh umanizpirjnoegch ta s the anfour nms auoisfnt albalwe.
Desptihtfoeer tiifiocnoasfpt roihbittihoienm o,ps sicbolreers o d
humaniitney r otitchieesr mu;p otfiir orenud ciebxlcese ,ws hiicsh
thbea sueny io tfs exuaalniddte ya tEhro.t igcniaswumssa st he
inevittramibpulhe e ovfi( tlut leors.s )
Iti st hpiass sisounbasmtsieit oofan t e= d(e atthh)ag tu ides
Bataiolwnl ree'iasnd gisnL, i teraantdEu vriefol r i ntsan,ct ehe
greawtoeroskfta tohleogpiocteailLci st.e raantEduv riielas s eroife s
respotnows rteiistn hgea xtih btihtce o mplbiectiwtletyiee nyr a arrt
andt ransssgirBoeanat.i lilnes'isss gutgeetsnitoi nst hatthn eo n­
uittlairwirainit nseo rit tn ereisnst eerdv mianngk oirnfu drt hering
thaecc umauitloonfg oosd,ho wervfieenrde ,d eliocras tpieit,ru al
themsaeyb eI.n esat,ds uhc wrist eE-rmiBlryo nBtaeu,d elaire,
MiclheeBtl,a kSea,dP eor,u sKta,fk aa,n dG eneaetr B atalile's
exampilnte hsti es-x atr ceo ncewrintcehmod m unicawthiiocnh,
meantshv ei olaotfii niodvnui adliatutyo,n oamnyid,s ol,at thieo n
incfltiioofan wountdh rowuhgihc bhe inogpseo nu itno t the
communiotfsy e nswealseLtsiest. e riaastt urraen sgargaeisnssito n
transcetnhdee nadcnaeudr,n k h orleyn doifans ga criwfiocnuid,a l
allowai cnogmm unicatmioorbnea stihca tnh ep seudo-com­
munciatoifio nnts rumednitsacsloeT u.hr eh eaorflt i atteeuri rtsh e
deaotfhG o,dt hvei olaebsnetn cet hgeoo fo, da ndt huosf
evyetrhtihnagot t epccrotnss,ao tleoisrgd, u atreatenhsie tn eroefs ts
thien idvuiadple rsonTahledi etayot.fh G odi s uttlhiem ate
traenssgsritohnre,e leoafhs ueam nyi frtomi t,sb ealcfikno t the
bliinnedfr neaxlat vrgaanocfet hseu n.
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Iitas m erceo nsoltaott htieio mnti oid m gainteh pahtoi slophhays
di.e dhTefa cotf t hmea ttiesqr u ittote h ceo ntrPahriyl.o sophy
wiblelt ehl aosfth umatnhn ig;sp erhtahpeesffi ciiemnptu olfs e
theen .dT hahtu mnaiitsfay t det ot emrinaitsae m ontghsmeto ts
bastihco tusga,hn ndo m orteh atnh meo tse letmaeyrqn uafilcia­
tiofonrp hilossoipnthcoyte ,h ionnkb ehoaflo fn es'pse ciisae s
miesrabplaerh oicaml.i s
Man ai lsi ttthlietn hga hta lse artnost t ammtehrwe o rd
'inyfi.'nI indt oisnoig mt a keevsye trhgis nmadlilm,si hniienvge n
it.sO enlenf eeodn lyi nodtt ihphe it soorfym onothteoni osttmeh e
wretcheodfhn ueamsns' inifitniiensc o'm partiots homeno ts
casuoafnl a taulir mmensIitit sfii resnste. c eys sfoartr hait nog
shirvfoerli tt os heaa rnythwiintughs t;ob eco'mheua mn.e '