Rene Girard is one of the most divisive and striking intellectuals
of the 20th century. Over the past forty years, his work has
continued to exert an influence across literary theory, philosophy
and the social sciences. Echoing the format of his early works,
Evolution and Conversion brings Girard into dialogue with two
sympathetic interviewers and allows him to speak candidly about the
major tenets of his life and thought. Hailed by Michel Serres as
"the Charles Darwin" of human sciences, Girard is in fact one of
the few thinkers who has given full consideration to an
evolutionary perspective to explain the emergence of culture and
institutions. Evolution and Conversion draws out not only this
aspect of his thought but also emphasises the centrality of
religion to his work. Girard's reflection on the relationship
between violence and religion is both original and persuasive and,
given the urgency of this issue in our contemporary world, in need
of a reappraisal.
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