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René Girard
René Girard, a French-born American philosopher and social scientist, is known for his works on violence, desire, and mythology, including *Violence and the Sacred* and *Deceit, Desire and the Novel*. His ideas influence fields such as literary criticism, anthropology, theology, and philosophy. Girard's theories explore the social functions of imitation and scapegoating.
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13 books
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Social Sciences
Philosophy
René Girard, a French-born American philosopher and social scientist, is known for his works on violence, desire, and mythology, including *Violence and the Sacred* and *Deceit, Desire and the Novel*. His ideas influence fields such as literary criticism, anthropology, theology, and philosophy. Girard's theories explore the social functions of imitation and scapegoating.
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13 books
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Philosophy
Social Sciences
Philosophy
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Books by René Girard
I See Satan Fall Like Lightning
René Girard
1999
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Violence and the Sacred
René Girard
1972
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The Scapegoat
René Girard
1982
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All Desire Is a Desire for Being
René Girard
Unknown
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A Theatre of Envy: William Shakespeare
René Girard
Unknown
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Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture
René Girard
Unknown
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Battling to the End: Conversations with Benoît Chantre
René Girard
Unknown
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Job: The Victim of His People
René Girard
Unknown
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Anorexie et désir mimétique
René Girard
Unknown
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