[f]or Academic Men To Be Happy, The Universe Would Have To Take Shape. All Of Philosophy Has No Other Goal: It Is A Matter Of Giving A Frock Coat To What Is, A Mathematical Frock Coat. On The Other Hand, Affirming That The Universe Resembles Nothing And Is Only Formless Amounts To Saying That The Universe Is Something Like A Spider Or Spit.

-Georges Bataille

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[f]or Academic Men To Be Happy, The

Georges Bataille

[f]or Academic Men To Be Happy, The Universe Would Have To Take Shape. All Of Philosophy Has No Other Goal: It Is A Matter Of Giving A Frock Coat To What Is, A Mathematical Frock Coat. On The Other Hand, Affirming That The Universe Resembles Nothing And Is Only Formless Amounts To Saying That The Universe Is Something Like A Spider Or Spit.

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Philosophy

Men

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To Others, The Universe Seems Decent Because Decent People Have Welded Eyes. That Is Why They Fear Lewdness. They Are Never Frightened By The Crowing Of A Rooster Or When Strolling Under A Starry Heaven. In General, People Savor The "pleasures Of The Flesh" Only On The Condition That They May Be Insipid.

Fear

Eye

People