LEADER 02915nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910818637703321 005 20230803031310.0 010 $a1-60917-376-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000420813 035 $a(EBL)1810007 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001035571 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11568704 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001035571 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11032798 035 $a(PQKB)11562729 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338328 035 $a(OCoLC)859158254 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30246 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1810007 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338328 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745285 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1810007 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000420813 100 $a20130311d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAnorexia and mimetic desire$b[electronic resource] /$fRene? Girard ; translated by Mark R. Anspach 210 $aEast Lansing $cMichigan State University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (113 p.) 225 1 $aBreakthroughs in Mimetic Theory 225 0$aBreakthroughs in mimetic theory 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61186-087-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; 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 Rene? Girard; A Conversation with Rene? Girard, with Mark R. Anspachand Laurence Tacou; Notes 330 $aRene? Girard shows that all desires are contagious-and the desire to be thin is no exception. In this compelling new book, Girard ties the anorexia epidemic to what he calls mimetic desire: a desire imitated from a model. Girard has long argued that, far from being spontaneous, our most intimate desires are copied from what we see around us. In a culture obsessed with thinness, the rise of eating disorders should be no surprise. When everyone is trying to slim down, Girard asks, how can we convince anorexic patients to have a healthy outlook on eating? Mixing theoretical sophistication with ir 410 0$aBreakthroughs in Mimetic Theory 606 $aAnorexia nervosa 606 $aAnorexia nervosa$xPsychological aspects 606 $aDesire (Philosophy) 606 $aPhilosophy, French$y20th century 615 0$aAnorexia nervosa. 615 0$aAnorexia nervosa$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aDesire (Philosophy) 615 0$aPhilosophy, French 676 $a616.85/262 700 $aGirard$b Rene?$f1923-$0386685 701 $aAnspach$b Mark R$01692183 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818637703321 996 $aAnorexia and mimetic desire$94069079 997 $aUNINA