{"product_id":"renzs-girard-and-the-western-andreas-wilmes-9781611864953","title":"René Girard and the Western Philosophical Tradition, Volume 1: Philosophy, Violence, and Mimesis","description":"This edited volume situates René Girard in relation to the Western philosophical tradition. Each chapter engages the French anthropologist in dialogue with a key figure from the history of Western philosophy, from Plato to Kierkegaard. The pivotal question of \u003ci\u003eRené Girard and the Western Philosophical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around Girard's assertion, \"Since the attempt to understand religion on the basis of philosophy has failed, we ought to try the reverse method and read philosophy in the light of religion.\" Major philosophers influenced Girard and contributed valuable insights into questions of desire, religion, violence, and the sacred. At the same time, he felt that Western philosophy often, if not always, neglected the founding violence that lies at the origin of culture. \u003cbr\u003e This is the first collective scholarly effort at situating René Girard in relation to the Western philosophical tradition. Volume 1 features chapters on Plato, Augustine of Hippo, Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, Blaise Pascal, Baruch Spinoza, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Alexis de Tocqueville, S ren Kierkegaard, and René Girard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Wilmes, George A. Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161186495X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611864953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Andreas Wilmes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898728571135,"sku":"9781611864953","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8fc53b0-55f6-4ffe-9559-0ae5846b13a9.jpg?v=1721376961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/renzs-girard-and-the-western-andreas-wilmes-9781611864953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}