02915nam 2200661 a 450 991078767120332120230803031310.01-60917-376-7(CKB)2670000000420813(EBL)1810007(SSID)ssj0001035571(PQKBManifestationID)11568704(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001035571(PQKBWorkID)11032798(PQKB)11562729(MiAaPQ)EBC3338328(OCoLC)859158254(MdBmJHUP)muse30246(MiAaPQ)EBC1810007(Au-PeEL)EBL3338328(CaPaEBR)ebr10745285(Au-PeEL)EBL1810007(EXLCZ)99267000000042081320130311d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAnorexia and mimetic desire[electronic resource] /René Girard ; translated by Mark R. AnspachEast Lansing Michigan State University Press20131 online resource (113 p.)Breakthroughs in Mimetic TheoryBreakthroughs in mimetic theoryDescription based upon print version of record.1-61186-087-3 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Foreword, by Jean-Michel Oughourlian, translated by M. B. DeBevoise; Introduction: Anorexia and the Spirit of the Times, by Mark R. Anspach; Eating Disorders and Mimetic Desire, by René Girard; A Conversation with René Girard, with Mark R. Anspachand Laurence Tacou; NotesRené Girard shows that all desires are contagious-and the desire to be thin is no exception. In this compelling new book, Girard ties the anorexia epidemic to what he calls mimetic desire: a desire imitated from a model. Girard has long argued that, far from being spontaneous, our most intimate desires are copied from what we see around us. In a culture obsessed with thinness, the rise of eating disorders should be no surprise. When everyone is trying to slim down, Girard asks, how can we convince anorexic patients to have a healthy outlook on eating? Mixing theoretical sophistication with irBreakthroughs in Mimetic TheoryAnorexia nervosaAnorexia nervosaPsychological aspectsDesire (Philosophy)Philosophy, French20th centuryAnorexia nervosa.Anorexia nervosaPsychological aspects.Desire (Philosophy)Philosophy, French616.85/262Girard René1923-386685Anspach Mark R1583208MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787671203321Anorexia and mimetic desire3866117UNINA