PART 2
BR: This is a topic, like that of sacrifice, that is rarely thematised in philosophy. It’s more the domain of theology.
MBK: That’s true. But since I myself haven’t thematised it… I mentioned it a long time ago in order to question, in a rather “provocative” manner, the notion of sacrifice in Heidegger.[1] A notion developed across some rather significant dates: 1936–45. Among Heideggerians, it’s hush-hush. As you might guess, I have my own thoughts about the precise significance of this theme…
But in my actual work, no, I don’t give much consideration to the notion of sacrifice. I should reread René Girard. One thing is clear: I’ve always been cautious about this subject. From this perspective, I’m more aligned with Agamben than with Jean-Luc Nancy, meaning that Jean-Luc—rest in peace—was a bit of social-democrat about it (I told him this once, and he didn’t even take it badly): sacrifice no longer makes sense for us, life is “unsacrificable,”[2] life is about sharing and coexistence, etc. There was a side to Jean-Luc that was a bit too “soft.”
