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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Main Author: Dumouchel, Paul 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: East Lansing Michigan State University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Dumouchel, Paul, 1951-, The ambivalence of scarcity and other essays] (2017) (Huegerich, Tim)
Series/Journal:Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture
Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture Ser.
Further subjects:B Mimesis in literature
B Electronic books
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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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ISBN:1611861322