All Desire is a Desire for Being
Uitvoering: | Paperback |
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Taal: | Engels |
Staat van het boek: | Licht beschadigd |
Aantal Pagina's: | 304 |
Afmetingen: | 140x210x32 |
Verschijningsdatum: | Juni 2023 |
EAN: | 9780241543238 |
Omschrijving
A new selection of foundational works from the influential philosopher who developed the theory of mimetic desire
Why do humans have such a remarkable capacity for conflict? From ancient foundational myths to the modern era, the visionary thinker Rene Girard identified the constant, competing desires at the heart of our existence - desires that we copy from others, igniting a contagious violence. This remarkable and accessible new selection of Girard's work shows him as a writer for our times, as he ranges over human imitation and rivalry, herd behaviour, scapegoating and how our violent longings play out in stories, from Shakespeare to religion.