Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture by Girard, Rene

Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350018235)

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Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture by Girard, Rene

Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture

$26.95
Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture by Girard, Rene

Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture

$26.95
Format: Paperback
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Evolution and Conversion explores the main tenets of Ren Girard's thought in a series of dialogues. Here, Girard reflects on the evolution of his thought and offers striking new insights on topics such as violence, religion, desire and literature. His long argument is a historical one in which the origin of culture and religion is reunited in the contemporary world by means of a reinterpretation of Christianity and an understanding of the intrinsically violent nature of human beings. He also offers provocative re-readings of Biblical and literary texts and responds to statements by Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins. Including an introduction by the authors, this is a revealing text by one of the most original thinkers of our time.

Author: Rene Girard
ISBN-10: 1350018236
ISBN-13: 9781350018235
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2017
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
By Rene Girard
By Rene Girard
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René Girard (1923-) was Andrew B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of French Language, Literature, and Civilization at Stanford University, USA, from 1981 to his retirement in 1995. A historian, literary critic and philosopher, he is the author of over 30 books including Violence and the Sacred.

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