Conversations with René Girard: prophet of envy
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Socrates in the Digital Age -- Chapter 1: "There Are Real Victims Behind the Text." -- Chapter 2: Opera and Myth -- Chapter 3: Technological Power in the Post-Sacrificial World -- Chapter 4: The Logic of the Undecidable --...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
London
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | A Happy Contrarian (2021) (Brădăţan, Costică)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
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| Further subjects: | B
Philosophy, French-20th century
B Girard, René B Interview |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Socrates in the Digital Age -- Chapter 1: "There Are Real Victims Behind the Text." -- Chapter 2: Opera and Myth -- Chapter 3: Technological Power in the Post-Sacrificial World -- Chapter 4: The Logic of the Undecidable -- Chapter 5: Violence, Difference, Sacrifice -- Chapter 6: "Revelation Is Dangerous. It's the Spiritual Equivalent of Nuclear Power." -- Chapter 7: "What Is Happening Today Is Mimetic Rivalry on a Global Scale." -- Chapter 8: How Should Mimetic Theory Be Applied? -- Chapter 9: Shakespeare: Mimesis and Desire -- Chapter 10: Why Do We Fight? How Do We Stop? -- Chapter 11: "War Is Everywhere." -- Chapter 12: "I Have Always Tried to Think Inside an Evolutionary Framework." -- Chapter 13: The J'Accuse of René Girard: The Audacious Ideas of a Great Thinker -- Chapter 14: The J'Accuse of René Girard: The Audacious Ideas of a Great Thinker -- Chapter 15: Apocalyptic Thinking After 9/11 -- Chapter 16: "I Am First and Foremost a Social Scientist." -- Chapter 17: "Christianity Will Be Victorious, But Only in Defeat." -- Postscript: "René Girard Never Played the Great Man," Says Biographer -- Chronology -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1350075159 |