René Girard and the Western Philosophical Tradition, Volume 1: Philosophy, Violence, and Mimesis
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This edited volume situates Ren Girard in relation to the Western philosophical tradition. Each chapter engages the French anthropologist in dialogue with a key figure from the history of Western philosophy, from Plato to Kierkegaard. The pivotal question of Ren Girard and the Western Philosophical Tradition revolves around Girard's assertion, "Since the attempt to understand religion on the basis of philosophy has failed, we ought to try the reverse method and read philosophy in the light of religion." Major philosophers influenced Girard and contributed valuable insights into questions of desire, religion, violence, and the sacred. At the same time, he felt that Western philosophy often, if not always, neglected the founding violence that lies at the origin of culture.
This is the first collective scholarly effort at situating Ren Girard in relation to the Western philosophical tradition. Volume 1 features chapters on Plato, Augustine of Hippo, Niccol Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, Blaise Pascal, Baruch Spinoza, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Alexis de Tocqueville, S ren Kierkegaard, and Ren Girard.
This is the first collective scholarly effort at situating Ren Girard in relation to the Western philosophical tradition. Volume 1 features chapters on Plato, Augustine of Hippo, Niccol Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, Blaise Pascal, Baruch Spinoza, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Alexis de Tocqueville, S ren Kierkegaard, and Ren Girard.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:161186495X
ISBN13:9781611864953
Release Date:July 2024
Publisher:Michigan State University Press
Length:396 Pages
Weight:2.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 9.2" x 10.7"
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