The One by Whom Scandal Comes
Malcolm B. DeBevoise, René Girard
ISBN: | 9781628950168 |
Publisher: | Michigan State University Press |
Published: | 1 January, 2014 |
Format: | ePub |
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The One by Whom Scandal Comes
Malcolm B. DeBevoise, René Girard
Why is there so much violence in our midst?' René Girard asks. 'No question is more debated today. And none produces more disappointing answers.' In Girard's mimetic theory it is the imitation of someone else's desire that gives rise to conflict whenever the desired object cannot be shared. This mimetic rivalry, Girard argues, is responsible for the frequency and escalating intensity of human conflict. For Girard, human conflict comes not from the loss of reciprocity between humans but from the
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