Mimesis, network theory and digital social networks
We analyse the formal theory of networks and the new digital media from the perspective of mimetic theory. It is emphasised that the spatial form of the new media is characterised by distribution functions that are power laws. We show that this spatial form can be derived from the presence of mimet...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: | Enthalten in: Revista interdisciplinar de Teoría Mimética. Xiphias Gladius (ISSN 2531-0054) (2018), 1, Seite 93-111 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mimesis
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
medios digitales
B René Girard B deseo mimético B Teoría de las redes |
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| Summary: | We analyse the formal theory of networks and the new digital media from the perspective of mimetic theory. It is emphasised that the spatial form of the new media is characterised by distribution functions that are power laws. We show that this spatial form can be derived from the presence of mimetic desire in digital social networks. Finally, we show that network theory allows the representation of the scapegoat mechanism as it was analysed by René Girard. |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.32466/eufv-xg.2018.1.387.93-111 |
