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Girard and the origin of culture
pp. 91-110
Résumé
I certainly share Andrew McKenna" s enthusiasm for some of René Girard" s ideas, and admire his effort to mediate between Girard and aspects of post-structuralist thought. Yet I am afraid we disagree on a number of very basic points. This disagreement does not concern the tenets of some kind of Girardian orthodoxy; rather, what is at stake are different ways Girard" s insights may be interpreted and extended. In this regard, the most basic difference between McKenna" s position and my own involves my skepticism about the proposed bridge between deconstruction and Girard" s anthropology.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Varela Francisco, Dupuy Jean-Pierre (1992) Understanding origins: contemporary views on the origin of life, mind and society. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 91-110
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-8054-0_5
Citation complète:
Livingston Paisley, 1992, Girard and the origin of culture. In F. Varela & J.-P. Dupuy (eds.) Understanding origins (91-110). Dordrecht, Springer.