Blanchot’s Neutral Space: A Negative Theology?

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1996

Author

Madder, Clive

Journal

Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies

Volume

9

Pages

175-184

Language

English

Keywords

Blanchot, Maurice
desire
affliction (malheur)
God
decreation

Annotation

This article focuses on the French writer and critic Maurice Blanchot’s reflections on Simone Weil in his work “Affirmation (Desire, Affliction)”. The author states that a discussion of desire provides the necessary entry into Blanchot’s treatment of Weil. He goes on to argue for some significant differences between Blanchot’s and Weil’s understanding of desire, especially in relation to a theology of the transcendent.