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René Girard

René Girard

Born 1923 · Died 2015

René Noël Théophile Girard (/ʒiˈrɑrd/; French: [ʒiʁaʁ]; December 25, 1923 – November 4, 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of anthropological philosophy. Girard was the author of nearly thirty books (see below), with his writings spanning many academic domains.

Quotes

  • “Few people want to be saints nowadays, but everybody is trying to lose weight.”
    Anorexia and Mimetic Desire 2008 , translated by Mark R Anspach 2013 , Michiga
  • “There is no culture without a tomb and no tomb without a culture; in the end the tomb is the first and only cultural symbol.”
    Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, p. 83
  • “When the father is no longer an overbearing patriarch the son looks everywhere for the law - and finds no lawgiver.”
    Violence and the Sacred

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Books by René Girard in order

Books by René Girard in the order they were published, from Deceit, Desire, and the Novel (1961) to René Girard Anthology (2023).

  1. 1Deceit, Desire, and the NovelDeceit, Desire, and the Novel1961
  2. 2ProustProust1962
  3. 3Dostoïevski, du double à l'unitéDostoïevski, du double à l'unité1963
  4. 4Camus's Stranger RetriedCamus's Stranger Retried1966
  5. 5Violence and the SacredViolence and the Sacred1972
  6. 6"To Double Business Bound""To Double Business Bound"1978
  7. 7Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the WorldThings Hidden Since the Foundation of the World1978
  8. 8The ScapegoatThe Scapegoat1982
  9. 9La Route Antique Des Hommes PerversLa Route Antique Des Hommes Pervers1985
  10. 10To Honor René GirardTo Honor René Girard1986
  11. 11Violence and TruthViolence and Truth1988
  12. 12A Theater of EnvyA Theater of Envy1990
  13. 13When These Things BeginWhen These Things Begin1994
  14. 14The Girard ReaderThe Girard Reader1996
  15. 15I See Satan Fall Like LightningI See Satan Fall Like Lightning1999
  16. 16The One By Whom Scandal ComesThe One By Whom Scandal Comes2001
  17. 17La Voix méconnue du réelLa Voix méconnue du réel2002
  18. 18SacrificeSacrifice2003
  19. 19Evolution and ConversionEvolution and Conversion2004
  20. 20Battling to the EndBattling to the End2007
  21. 21Mimesis and TheoryMimesis and Theory2008
  22. 22Conversations with René GirardConversations with René Girard2020
  23. 23Violence, the Sacred, and Things HiddenViolence, the Sacred, and Things Hidden2021
  24. 24René Girard AnthologyRené Girard Anthology2023

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