The ambivalence of scarcity and other essays
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. On Economy and Economics -- The Ambivalence of Scarcity -- Indifference and Envy: Girard and the Anthropological Analysis of Modern Economy -- A Mimetic Rereading of Helmut Schoeck's Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour -- Homo mimet...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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East Lansing
Michigan State University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dumouchel, Paul, 1951-, The ambivalence of scarcity and other essays] (2017) (Huegerich, Tim)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture
Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture Ser. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
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| Further subjects: | B
Mimesis in literature
B Electronic books |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. On Economy and Economics -- The Ambivalence of Scarcity -- Indifference and Envy: Girard and the Anthropological Analysis of Modern Economy -- A Mimetic Rereading of Helmut Schoeck's Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour -- Homo mimeticus as an Economic Agent -- Part 2. On Mimetic Theory -- Mimetism and Autonomy -- Violence and Nonviolence -- Differences and Paradoxes: Reflections on Love and Violence in Girard's Work -- Creation and Conversion in Girard -- Mimetic Theory: Concepts and Models -- "De la méconnaissance" -- Part 3. On Violence and Politics in Modern Societies -- Hobbes: The Sovereignty Race -- Ijime -- From Scapegoat to God -- Violence and Indifference -- Mimetism and Genocides -- Suicide Attacks: Military and Social Aspects -- Inside Out: Political Violence in the Age of Globalization -- Conclusion: Ethics, Economics, and the State -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (406 p) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61186-132-7 |
