The Resource How we became human : mimetic theory and the science of evolutionary origins, [edited by] Pierpaolo Antonello, Paul Gifford
How we became human : mimetic theory and the science of evolutionary origins, [edited by] Pierpaolo Antonello, Paul Gifford
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- Summary
- From his groundbreaking Violence and the Sacred and Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World, Ren ̌Girard's mimetic theory is presented as elucidating "the origins of culture." He posits that archaic religion (or "the sacred"), particularly in its dynamics of sacrifice and ritual, is a neglected and major key to unlocking the enigma of "how we became human." French philosopher of science Michel Serres states that Girard's theory provides a Darwinian theory of culture because it "proposes a dynamic, shows an evolution and gives a universal explanation." This major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on Girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciences. Joining disciplinary worlds, this book aims to explore this ambitious claim, invoking viewpoints as diverse as evolutionary culture theory, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, ethology, and philosophy. The contributors provide major evidence in favor of Girard's hypothesis. Equally, Girard's theory is presented as having the potential to become for the human and social sciences something akin to the integrating framework that present-day biological science owes to Darwin-something compatible with it and complementary to it in accounting for the still remarkably little understood phenomenon of human emergence
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. Questions of Methodology and Hermeneutics: Mimetic Theory, Darwinism, and Cultural Evolution; Coevolution and Mimesis (William H. Durham); Genes and Mimesis: Structural Patterns in Darwinism and Mimetic Theory (Paul Dumouchel); Maladaptation, Counterintuitiveness, and Symbolism: The Challenge of Mimetic Theory to Evolutionary Thinking (Pierpaolo Antonello); Part Two. Imitation, Desire, Victimization: Examining Mimetic Theory on the Evidence; Convergence between Mimetic Theory and Imitation Research (Scott Garrels)
- The Deepest Principle of Life: Neurobiology and the Psychology of Desire (William B. Hurlbut)The Three Rs: Retaliation, Revenge, and (Especially) Redirected Aggression (David P. Barash); Part Three. Violent Origins Revisited; Violent Origins: Mimetic Rivalry in Darwinian Evolution (Melvin Konner); Mechanisms of Internal Cohesion: Scapegoating and Parochial Altruism (Zoey Reeve); A Mediatory Theory of Hominization (Giuseppe Fornari); Part Four. Interpreting Archaeological Data: Mimetic Readings of Çatalhöyük and Göbekli Tepe; Animal Scapegoating at Çatalhöyük (René Girard)
- Self-transcendence and Tangled Hierarchies in Çatalhöyük (Jean-Pierre Dupuy)Rethinking the Neolithic Revolution: Symbolism and Sacrifice at Göbekli Tepe (Paul Gifford and Pierpaolo Antonello); Part Five. The Evolutionary Hermeneutics of Homo Religiosus; Intrinsic or Situated Religiousness: A Girardian Solution (Warren S. Brown, James Van Slyke, and Scott Garrels); Homo religiosus in Mimetic Perspective: An Evolutionary Dialogue (Paul Gifford); About the Authors; Index
- Isbn
- 9781609174613
- Label
- How we became human : mimetic theory and the science of evolutionary origins
- Title
- How we became human
- Title remainder
- mimetic theory and the science of evolutionary origins
- Statement of responsibility
- [edited by] Pierpaolo Antonello, Paul Gifford
- Subject
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- Sociobiology
- Anthropology
- Anthropology of religion
- Anthropology of religion
- Anthropology, Cultural
- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
- Behavioral Sciences
- Biological Evolution
- Cultural Evolution
- Culture
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Genetic Phenomena
- Human beings -- Origin
- Human beings -- Origin
- Investigative Techniques
- Methods
- PHILOSOPHY -- General
- Religion -- Philosophy
- Religion -- Philosophy
- Social Sciences
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From his groundbreaking Violence and the Sacred and Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World, Ren ̌Girard's mimetic theory is presented as elucidating "the origins of culture." He posits that archaic religion (or "the sacred"), particularly in its dynamics of sacrifice and ritual, is a neglected and major key to unlocking the enigma of "how we became human." French philosopher of science Michel Serres states that Girard's theory provides a Darwinian theory of culture because it "proposes a dynamic, shows an evolution and gives a universal explanation." This major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on Girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciences. Joining disciplinary worlds, this book aims to explore this ambitious claim, invoking viewpoints as diverse as evolutionary culture theory, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, ethology, and philosophy. The contributors provide major evidence in favor of Girard's hypothesis. Equally, Girard's theory is presented as having the potential to become for the human and social sciences something akin to the integrating framework that present-day biological science owes to Darwin-something compatible with it and complementary to it in accounting for the still remarkably little understood phenomenon of human emergence
- Cataloging source
- P@U
- Dewey number
- 121.68
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- BD241 .A384 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Anthropology of religion
- Human beings
- Religion
- Methods
- Biological Evolution
- Anthropology, Cultural
- Cultural Evolution
- Sociobiology
- Genetic Phenomena
- Behavioral Sciences
- Investigative Techniques
- Anthropology
- Culture
- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
- Social Sciences
- PHILOSOPHY
- Anthropology of religion
- Human beings
- Religion
- Label
- How we became human : mimetic theory and the science of evolutionary origins, [edited by] Pierpaolo Antonello, Paul Gifford
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. Questions of Methodology and Hermeneutics: Mimetic Theory, Darwinism, and Cultural Evolution; Coevolution and Mimesis (William H. Durham); Genes and Mimesis: Structural Patterns in Darwinism and Mimetic Theory (Paul Dumouchel); Maladaptation, Counterintuitiveness, and Symbolism: The Challenge of Mimetic Theory to Evolutionary Thinking (Pierpaolo Antonello); Part Two. Imitation, Desire, Victimization: Examining Mimetic Theory on the Evidence; Convergence between Mimetic Theory and Imitation Research (Scott Garrels)
- The Deepest Principle of Life: Neurobiology and the Psychology of Desire (William B. Hurlbut)The Three Rs: Retaliation, Revenge, and (Especially) Redirected Aggression (David P. Barash); Part Three. Violent Origins Revisited; Violent Origins: Mimetic Rivalry in Darwinian Evolution (Melvin Konner); Mechanisms of Internal Cohesion: Scapegoating and Parochial Altruism (Zoey Reeve); A Mediatory Theory of Hominization (Giuseppe Fornari); Part Four. Interpreting Archaeological Data: Mimetic Readings of Çatalhöyük and Göbekli Tepe; Animal Scapegoating at Çatalhöyük (René Girard)
- Self-transcendence and Tangled Hierarchies in Çatalhöyük (Jean-Pierre Dupuy)Rethinking the Neolithic Revolution: Symbolism and Sacrifice at Göbekli Tepe (Paul Gifford and Pierpaolo Antonello); Part Five. The Evolutionary Hermeneutics of Homo Religiosus; Intrinsic or Situated Religiousness: A Girardian Solution (Warren S. Brown, James Van Slyke, and Scott Garrels); Homo religiosus in Mimetic Perspective: An Evolutionary Dialogue (Paul Gifford); About the Authors; Index
- Control code
- 918993057
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781609174613
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt16tm5kr
- Publisher number
- MWT11432806
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918993057
- Label
- How we became human : mimetic theory and the science of evolutionary origins, [edited by] Pierpaolo Antonello, Paul Gifford
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. Questions of Methodology and Hermeneutics: Mimetic Theory, Darwinism, and Cultural Evolution; Coevolution and Mimesis (William H. Durham); Genes and Mimesis: Structural Patterns in Darwinism and Mimetic Theory (Paul Dumouchel); Maladaptation, Counterintuitiveness, and Symbolism: The Challenge of Mimetic Theory to Evolutionary Thinking (Pierpaolo Antonello); Part Two. Imitation, Desire, Victimization: Examining Mimetic Theory on the Evidence; Convergence between Mimetic Theory and Imitation Research (Scott Garrels)
- The Deepest Principle of Life: Neurobiology and the Psychology of Desire (William B. Hurlbut)The Three Rs: Retaliation, Revenge, and (Especially) Redirected Aggression (David P. Barash); Part Three. Violent Origins Revisited; Violent Origins: Mimetic Rivalry in Darwinian Evolution (Melvin Konner); Mechanisms of Internal Cohesion: Scapegoating and Parochial Altruism (Zoey Reeve); A Mediatory Theory of Hominization (Giuseppe Fornari); Part Four. Interpreting Archaeological Data: Mimetic Readings of Çatalhöyük and Göbekli Tepe; Animal Scapegoating at Çatalhöyük (René Girard)
- Self-transcendence and Tangled Hierarchies in Çatalhöyük (Jean-Pierre Dupuy)Rethinking the Neolithic Revolution: Symbolism and Sacrifice at Göbekli Tepe (Paul Gifford and Pierpaolo Antonello); Part Five. The Evolutionary Hermeneutics of Homo Religiosus; Intrinsic or Situated Religiousness: A Girardian Solution (Warren S. Brown, James Van Slyke, and Scott Garrels); Homo religiosus in Mimetic Perspective: An Evolutionary Dialogue (Paul Gifford); About the Authors; Index
- Control code
- 918993057
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781609174613
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt16tm5kr
- Publisher number
- MWT11432806
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918993057
Subject
- Sociobiology
- Anthropology
- Anthropology of religion
- Anthropology of religion
- Anthropology, Cultural
- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
- Behavioral Sciences
- Biological Evolution
- Cultural Evolution
- Culture
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Genetic Phenomena
- Human beings -- Origin
- Human beings -- Origin
- Investigative Techniques
- Methods
- PHILOSOPHY -- General
- Religion -- Philosophy
- Religion -- Philosophy
- Social Sciences
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