Naturalizing Mimetic Theory
This chapter is about Mimetic Theory (MT) and its efforts to constitute itself as science. Its proponents know quite well that MT is not only a science. But if it is even partly a science, with as ambitious a goal as to account for everything from ?the neuron to the eschaton,?� then it cannot shy aw...
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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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2011
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Mimesis and science
Year: 2011, Pages: 193-214 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mimesis
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
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| Summary: | This chapter is about Mimetic Theory (MT) and its efforts to constitute itself as science. Its proponents know quite well that MT is not only a science. But if it is even partly a science, with as ambitious a goal as to account for everything from ?the neuron to the eschaton,?� then it cannot shy away from confronting established scientific paradigms. Among its closest neighbors and potential rivals we find an emerging and powerful paradigm that results from the convergence of many disciplines: cognitive science, most especially cognitive psychology and cognitive anthropology; life sciences, in particular the neurophysiology of cognition; |
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| ISBN: | 9781628960969 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mimesis and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14321/j.ctt7zt5kb.13 |
