Girard and Heidegger: Mimesis, Mitsein, Addiction
In his essay "Peter’s Denial," René Girard draws a parallel between mimesis and Martin Heidegger’s concept of being-with (Mitsein). In this essay I explore this parallel through a third, intermediate term—addiction—on the assumption that living in a world governed by mimesis, according to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2015
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| In: |
The European legacy
Year: 2015, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-64 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
B Mimesis |
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| Summary: | In his essay "Peter’s Denial," René Girard draws a parallel between mimesis and Martin Heidegger’s concept of being-with (Mitsein). In this essay I explore this parallel through a third, intermediate term—addiction—on the assumption that living in a world governed by mimesis, according to Girard, and living in the modus of Mitsein, according to Heidegger, can both be characterized as a kind of addiction. The clarification of the parallel between mimesis and Mitsein through this intermediate term may contribute to a better understanding of a central concept of Heidegger’s philosophy and, at the same time, bring into view the philosophical dimension of Girard’s mimetic theory. In my conclusion I propose Levinas’s ethical approach as a possible cure to the addiction to mimesis and being-with. |
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| ISSN: | 1470-1316 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The European legacy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10848770.2014.976933 |
