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Author:   Paul Dumouchel
Publisher:   Michigan State University Press
Imprint:   Michigan State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.089kg
ISBN:  

9781611861327

ISBN 10:   1611861322
Pages:   405
Publication Date:   01 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. On Economy and Economics The Ambivalence of Scarcity Indifference and Envy: Girard and the Anthropological Analysis of Modern Economy A Mimetic Rereading of Helmut Schoeck’s Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour Homo mimeticus as an Economic Agent Part 2. On Mimetic Theory Mimetism and Autonomy Violence and Nonviolence Differences and Paradoxes: Reflections on Love and Violence in Girard’s Work Creation and Conversion in Girard Mimetic Theory: Concepts and Models “De la méconnaissance” Part 3. On Violence and Politics in Modern Societies Hobbes: The Sovereignty Race Ijime From Scapegoat to God Violence and Indifference Mimetism and Genocides Suicide Attacks: Military and Social Aspects Inside Out: Political Violence in the Age of Globalization Conclusion: Ethics, Economics, and the State Notes Bibliography Index

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Paul Dumouchel is a subtle, powerful, and profoundly original thinker. He has an uncommon knack for making us look at the most basic social facts with different eyes. Taking mimetic theory in new directions, this book uncovers the hidden logic behind the economic and political transformations of our time. --Mark R. Anspach, editor of Oedipus Unbound: Selected Writings on Rivalry and Desire by Rene Girard

Paul Dumouchel is a subtle, powerful, and profoundly original thinker. He has an uncommon knack for making us look at the most basic social facts with different eyes. Taking mimetic theory in new directions, this book uncovers the hidden logic behind the economic and political transformations of our time. Mark R. Anspach, editor of Oedipus Unbound: Selected Writings on Rivalry and Desire by Rene Girard

Paul Dumouchel is a subtle, powerful, and profoundly original thinker. He has an uncommon knack for making us look at the most basic social facts with different eyes. Taking mimetic theory in new directions, this book uncovers the hidden logic behind the economic and political transformations of our time. Mark R. Anspach, editor of Oedipus Unbound: Selected Writings on Rivalry and Desire by Rene Girard

Paul Dumouchel is a subtle, powerful, and profoundly original thinker. He has an uncommon knack for making us look at the most basic social facts with different eyes. Taking mimetic theory in new directions, this book uncovers the hidden logic behind the economic and political transformations of our time. --Mark R. Anspach, editor of Oedipus Unbound: Selected Writings on Rivalry and Desire by Rene Girard

Author Information

Paul Dumouchel is Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan.

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