THE BIOMIMICRY REVOLUTION: Contributions to Mimetic Studies
The inspiring idea of a new research field engaged in the transdisciplinary study of mimesis—mimetic studies—has recently been put forward by Nidesh Lawtoo (2022). At the center of Lawtoo’s vision for mimetic studies is the concept of homo mimeticus . Drawing on both ancient thinking of mimesis in t...
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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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2024
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| In: |
Homo Mimeticus II
Year: 2024, Pages: 305-322 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The inspiring idea of a new research field engaged in the transdisciplinary study of mimesis—mimetic studies—has recently been put forward by Nidesh Lawtoo (2022). At the center of Lawtoo’s vision for mimetic studies is the concept of homo mimeticus . Drawing on both ancient thinking of mimesis in the work of Plato and Aristotle, but also on more recent work on the concept, including Nietzsche’s account of the role of "unconscious mimesis" in human evolution, René Girard’s insight into the anthropological significance of the imitation of desire, and the recent discovery of mirror neurons, Lawtoo suggests that we see |
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| ISBN: | 9789461665959 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Homo Mimeticus II
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