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Images and Models of Thought [PDF]

, 2017
One really extraordinary ability of the mind is its capacity to match objects and form plausible hypotheses from just a few elements that we see through our eyes. We recognize a feather even if it is mostly covered by a book sitting on top of it. Even if
Casale, Andrea
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Reclaiming Identity: The Postmodern Turn in the Vilnius Architecture of the 1980s

Місто: історія, культура, суспільство, 2022
How can we interpret the architects' desire to look postmodern in the last decade of soviet architecture (1980-1990)? Can it be explained according to René Girard’s theory of 'mimetic desire'?
Marija Drėmaitė
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The Artist in and of the Work

Exchanges, 2019
This paper will explore the problematic link between biography and literature as it is self-consciously demonstrated by Stephen’s theory about Shakespeare in the ‘Scylla and Charybdis’ episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Ian Tan
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Antropología de la violencia: René Girard / Anthropology of violence: René Girard

Bajo Palabra, 2017
La obra de René Girard ofrece una teoría antropológica cuyo tema central es la violencia como origen de la sociedad humana. Tres son sus elementos principales: una teoría mimética del deseo; el mecanismo del chivo expiatorio; la revelación cristiana.
Juan Alberto Sucasas Peón
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René Girard’s Reflections on Modern Jihadism: An Introduction [PDF]

, 2017
This paper aims to offer a comprehensive overview of René Girard’s reflections on the issue of modern jihadism. It addresses three key aspects of his reasoning: (I) the rise of Islamic terrorism in the context of a globalization of ...
Wilmes, Andreas
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Mimetic desire and child violence in Rasa’s novel by Tere Liye

Bahastra
Child violence in educational settings is often rooted in mimetic desire, which provokes rivalry and emotional tension among students. This study investigates the dynamics of mimetic desire, rivalry, violence, and reconciliation as portrayed in Rasa, a ...
Jafar Lantowa, Sudibyo Sudibyo, Novi Siti Kussuji Indrastuti   +2 more
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René Girard and double bind theory of Palo Alto

Revista de Filosofia, 2015
The term “double bind” was first used by anthropologist Gregory Bateson. René Girard takes this contribution from the School of Palo Alto to formulate his theory of “mimetic desire”.
Desiderio Parrilla Martínez
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Rapporti di forza e desiderio mimetico alle origini della storia

CoSMO, 2021
The essay reads Herodotus’ tale of Gyges and Candaule as a fundamental archetype of human behavior set at the origins of History. By dramatizing the “mimetic desire” (Girard) within “relations of power” (Ginzburg), the narration represents History in its
Chiara Lombardi
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Substrate Stress Relaxation Regulates Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Extracellular Matrix

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Silicone‐based viscoelastic substrates with tunable stress relaxation reveal how matrix mechanics regulates cellular mechanosensing and cell‐mediated matrix remodelling in the stiff regime. High stress relaxation promotes assembly of fibronectin fibril‐like structures, increased nuclear localization of YAP and formation of β1 integrin‐enriched ...
Jonah L. Voigt, Jens Timmer, Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam   +2 more
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Mimetic desire in Augustine’s Confessiones as a model for natural theology and virtue ethics

In die Skriflig
This article examined the concept and notability of mimetic desire in Augustine’s autobiographical work Confessiones. Mimetic desire is based primarily on the knowledge that there is a Perfect Being, viz.
Godfrey T. Baleng
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