René Girard and Creative Mimesis

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

For half a century René Girard’s theories of mimetic desire and scapegoating have captivated the imagination of thinkers and doers in many fields as an incisive look into the human condition, particularly the roots of violence. In a 1993 interview with Rebecca Adams, he highlighted the positive dimensions of mimetic phenomena without expanding on what they might be. Now, two decades later, this groundbreaking book systematically explores the positive side of mimetic theory in the context of the multi-faceted world of creativity. Several authors build on Adams’ insight that loving mimesis can be understood as desiring the subjectivity of the other, particularly when the other may be young or wounded. With highly nuanced arguments authors show how mimetic theory can be used to address child and adult development, including the growth of consciousness and a capacity to handle complexity. Mimetic theory is brought to bear on big questions about creativity in nature, evolutionary development, originality, and religious intrusion into politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-11-14
Mått:151 x 230 x 25 mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:348
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498550574

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Vern Neufeld Redekop is a full professor in the School of Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University, Ottawa. He is the co-author of Introduction to Conflict Studies: Empirical, Theoretical, and Ethical Dimensions (2012) and Beyond Control: A Mutual Respect Approach to Protest Crowd – Police Relations (2010).Thomas Ryba is Notre Dame Theologian-in-Residence at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center as well as lecturer in philosophy and religious studies and adjunct professor of Jewish studies at Purdue University. He is the co-editor of For René Girard: Essays in Friendship and in Truth (2008) and was North American editor of Religion (2004-2007).

Recensioner i media

This is a highly original multi-author volume about the work of René Girard in understanding openness, creativity and mutuality in relations with other people. Girard’s theory of desire posits ideal personhood as one’s ability to self-actualize through non-rivalry imitations of others without the need to dominate others in the process. Girard’s work is best known for his analysis of inter-subjective violence, but the authors here show the power of his thought to model deeply reciprocal, positive human relations. A must read for all students of Girard — as well as other readers interested in a joyous paradigm for healthy families and societies.

Innehållsförteckning

Contextual Introduction: René Girard and the Problem of CreativityVern Neufeld Redekop and Thomas RybaPart I. CREATIVE MIMESIS: HUMAN DEVELOPMENTChapter 1: Transforming Intersubjective Space: From Ruthlessness to Primary Creativity and Loving MimesisMartha ReinekeChapter 2: Mimesis and Creativity in Language Origins and Language AcquisitionChristina BiavaChapter 3: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful and René Girard’s Mimetic TheoryRichard McGuigan and Nancy PoppPart II. ORIGINALITY AND COMPETITIONChapter 4: Modern Freedom and Creativity: “truth stripped of its cloak of time . . .”Andrew O’SheaChapter 5: Mimetic Theory and the Question of OriginalityRobert DoranChapter 6: Mimesis and Immortal Glory: How Creativity is Spurred by the Desire for One’s Ideas to Dominate the Meme PoolThomas RybaPart III. POLITICS, POWER AND RELIGIONChapter 7: Vox popluli, Vox Dei: The Pantheistic Temptation of DemocracyWolfgang PalaverChapter 8: The Girardian Mimetic Theory and its Reading