Podstawowe pojęcia i filozoficzne inspiracje antropologii René Girarda

• Authors: Strączek Bogumił

Title variants

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THE BASIC NOTIONS AND PHILOSOPHICAL INSPIRATIONS INSPIRATIONS OF RENé GIRARD’S ANTHROPOLOGY

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The article provides an overview of René Girard’s anthropology, which is focused on the notions of desire and violence. The paper begins with an introduction to his theory of mimetic desire as the main force of inter-individual relations and the fundamental category of his anthropology. It then shows how violence emerges through mimetic conflict. Next, the essay moves on to discuss the scapegoat mechanism and the relation between violence and the sacred in archaic societies. It also examines his conception of Judeo-Christian demystification of mimesis and the surrogate victim. Finally, it attempts to contextualise his work in relation to modern philosophy.

Keywords

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GIRARD; MIMETIC DESIRE; VIOLENCE; SCAPEGOAT MECHANISM; SACRED; BIBLE; CHRISTIANITY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Kwartalnik Filozoficzny
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 83-103

Contributors

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Strączek Bogumił

• Wydział Filozoficzny, Akademia Ignatianum, ul. Kopernika 26, 31-501 Kraków, Poland