Secolarizzare il male : la teoria mimetica e L'Adolescente di Dostoevskij

Translated title of the contribution: Secularising the evil : mimetic theory and Dostoevskij’s The Adolescent

Paolo Diego Bubbio

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    Abstract

    The problem of evil is certainly central within the mimetic theory pioneered by Rene Girard. However, despite the incisive claim by Girard himself that I chose as exergis of this chapter, to really understand what evil is in the interpretative universe advanced by Rene Girard" to mark, as it were, the borders of the problem and to highlight its connections, particularly those that are less evident" is not an easy task. In fact, even if we limit ourselves to the assertive claim mentioned above, the question arises: what is the metaphysical desire?
    Translated title of the contributionSecularising the evil : mimetic theory and Dostoevskij’s The Adolescent
    Original languageItalian
    Title of host publicationMale e Redenzione: Sofferenza e Trascendenza in Rene Girard
    EditorsPaolo Diego Bubbio, Silvio Morigi
    Place of PublicationItaly
    PublisherEdizioni Camilliane
    Pages17-39
    Number of pages23
    ISBN (Print)9788882571696
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Keywords

    • evil
    • mimetic theory
    • Girard, Rene, 1923-

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