Rene Girard

[DL82]

Anyone familiar with his work? Thoughts?

 

[Modern_Revert]

Proof that great philosophical thinking and great Catholic faith are not incompatible.

firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2008/11/an-interview-with-rene-girard

 

[christofirst]

Anyone familiar with his work? Thoughts?

I just saw this post from Bishop Barron, and thought of this thread.

youtube.com/watch?v=LSzF2OG2ejI

I have the Girard Reader edited by James Williams, but I haven’t read it thoroughly so I didn’t feel I could add much here. Bishop Barron gives some succinct observations and insights, however.

 

[OneSheep]

Anyone familiar with his work? Thoughts?

I think his work is great; his anthropology definitely heads in the right direction. He doesn’t seem to go far enough, though, in terms of the origin of human behavior. I’ve read plenty about his ascribing violence to the “mimetic”, which has some merit. However, I don’t think most impetus for violent behavior is mimetic. If “eye for an eye” is like a swinging pendulum, it continues to get a push by our own innate drive for justice.