Haine barbare, distorsion de la langue et jouissance extrême

This article hypothesizes the existence of a form of extreme jouissance distinct from pleasure, characterized by a psychic perversion that sadistically targets the psychic intimacy of others. The goal of the sexual drive is disrupted by the death drive. The film Salò (Pasolini, 1975) and the massacr...

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Main Author: Richard, François
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Français
Published: 2025
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Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:This article hypothesizes the existence of a form of extreme jouissance distinct from pleasure, characterized by a psychic perversion that sadistically targets the psychic intimacy of others. The goal of the sexual drive is disrupted by the death drive. The film Salò (Pasolini, 1975) and the massacre of October 7, 2023, illustrate the structural connection between erotic sadism and absolute destructiveness. The oscillation between a paranoid pseudo-raitonal pole and a disorganizing rage in Hitler’s language and Heidegger’s philosophy paved the way for mass murders, which we tried to conceal. Contemporary jihadism also operates according to this paradoxical logic, further amplified by the spectacularization of the atrocities committed. The event of October 7, 2023, could well mark a historic turning point in the evolution of the current malaise in culture, where everything that has not been sufficiently analyzed from the past resurfaces with renewed intensity.