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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › René_GirardRené Girard - Wikipedia

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   René Noël Théophile Girard (/ ʒ ɪəˈr ɑːr d /; French:; 25 December 1923 – 4 November 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of philosophical anthropology. Girard was the author of nearly thirty books, with his writings spanning many academic domains.

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3. iep.utm.edu › girardGirard, Rene | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   An overview of the life and work of René Girard, a French thinker who developed a mimetic theory of human nature, culture, religion and literature. Learn about his main concepts, arguments, criticisms and theological implications.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mimetic_theoryMimetic theory - Wikipedia

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   The mimetic theory of desire, an explanation of human behavior and culture, originated with the French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science René Girard (1923–2015). The name of the theory derives from the philosophical concept mimesis, which carries a wide range of meanings. In mimetic theory, mimesis refers to human ...

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6. news.stanford.edu › stories › 2015Stanford professor and eminent French theorist René Girard ...

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   Nov 4, 2015 · The renowned Stanford French professor, one of the 40 immortels of the prestigious Académie Française, died at his Stanford home on Nov. 4 at the age of 91, after long illness. Fellow immortel ...

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   René Girard developed his "mimetic theory" in books that have become modern classics: Deceit, Desire, and the Novel (1961); Violence and the Sacred (1972); Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World (1978).

8. www.cbc.ca › radio › ideasThe Scapegoat: The Ideas of René Girard, Part 1 | CBC Radio

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   Mar 3, 2016 · Girard's ideas influenced social scientists over his long career as a writer and teacher, until his death in the fall of 2015. In this classic IDEAS series, David Cayley explores the thought of...

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   Who was Rene Girard?

   • Rene Girard in his library. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero) The renowned Stanford French professor, one of the 40 immortels of the prestigious Académie Française, died at his Stanford home on Nov. 4 at the age of 91, after long illness. Fellow immortel and Stanford Professor Michel Serres once dubbed him “the new Darwin of the human sciences.”

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   Is René Girard a philosopher?

   • René Girard’s thought defies classification. He has written from the perspective of a wide variety of disciplines: Literary Criticism, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology. Although he rarely calls himself a philosopher, many philosophical implications can be derived from his work.

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   How did René Girard influence modern society?

   • It is on this revelation that modern society unquietly rests. Girard's ideas influenced social scientists over his long career as a writer and teacher, until his death in the fall of 2015. In this classic IDEAS series, David Cayley explores the thought of René Girard. The series continues on March 4, 10, 11 & 17.

   The Scapegoat: The Ideas of René Girard, Part 1 | CBC Radio

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   Where can I find a bibliography of René Girard?

   • Bibliography of René Girard (1923–2015): The most detailed and up to date bibliography including weblinks, published in The Bulletin of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion volume 73 (August 2022). Accessed 16 September 2022 The René Girard Bibliography. A short list of publications. Accessed 24 November 2008 In chronological order.

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   Was René Girard an intellectual breakthrough?

   • A large annual conference called The Colloquium on Violence & Religion is devoted entirely to his ideas, as is a journal called Contagion. Many of those who take part believe that Girard's insights are an intellectual breakthrough. René Girard was born in the southern French city of Avignon in 1923, and emigrated to the United States in 1947.

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   What is culture according to René Girard?

   • According to French thinker René Girard, culture begins when people spontaneously unite against a single victim and the war of each against each becomes the unity of all against one, the principle of the scapegoat. And out of the corpse of the scapegoat victim grows the sacrificial cult which is the origin of every society.

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10. www.youtube.com › watchIntroduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard - YouTube

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    Lecture I gives a brief overview of Girard’s life and work. It summarizes the key conclusions of mimetic theory, distilling the most crucial ideas of this 10...

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