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| - | ''[[General economy]]'' (original French: ''l'économie générale'') is a concept by French philosopher [[Georges Bataille]], [[propound]]ed most systematically in ''[[The Accursed Share]]'', in which he opposes general and restricted economies, centering around the notion of [[excess]]. The concept was brought to international attention by [[Jacques Derrida]] in his [[1967]] article on [[Bataille]] entitled ''[[From Restricted to General Economy: A Hegelianism without Reserve]]''. | ||
| - | The notion of "[[excess]]" energy is central to Bataille's thinking. Bataille's inquiry takes the [[superabundance]] of energy, beginning from the infinite outpouring of [[solar energy]] or the [[surplus]]es produced by life's basic [[chemical reaction]]s, as the norm for organisms. In other words, an organism in Bataille's general economy, unlike the rational actors of [[classical economy]] who are motivated by [[scarcity]], normally has an "excess" of energy available to it. This extra energy can be used productively for the organism's growth or it can be [[lavish]]ly expended on [[art]], [[luxury]], [[war]] or [[non-reproductive sex]]. Bataille insists that an organism's growth or expansion always runs up against limits and becomes impossible. The wasting of this energy is "[[luxury]]". The form and role luxury assumes in a society are characteristic of that society. "The accursed share" refers to this excess, destined for [[waste]]. | + | # To put [[forward]]; to [[offer]] for [[discussion]] or [[debate]]. |
| - | + | #* '''2005''', [[Plato]], Lesley Brown (translator), ''Sophist'', [[Stephanus pagination|243b]]: | |
| - | == See also == | + | #*: Each school '''propounds''' its own theory without having given any thought to whether we are following what they say or getting left behind. |
| - | *[[The notion of expenditure]] | + | |
| - | *[[General]] | + | |
| - | *[[Economy]] | + | |
| - | *[[Pure War]] | + | |
| + | ====Related terms==== | ||
| + | * [[proponent]] | ||
| + | * [[propose]] | ||
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- To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.
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