All Desire is a Desire for Being
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Penguin Books Ltd
UK
2023
Paperback
336
Standard
313362
978-0-241-54323-8
0-241-54323-1
Anthropology
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A new selection of foundational works from the influential philosopher who developed the theory of mimetic desire. Why do humans have such a remarkable capacity for conflict? From ancient foundational myths to the modern era, the visionary thinker Rene Girard identified the constant, competing desires at the heart of our existence - desires that we copy from others, igniting a contagious violence. This remarkable and accessible new selection of Girard's work shows him as a writer for our times, as he ranges over human imitation and rivalry, herd behaviour, scapegoating and how our violent longings play out in stories, from Shakespeare to religion.
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