Although on a personal level Girard is still very much interested in Sartre’s philosophy, it has had little influence on his thought.
Although his later work has had little to do with his doctoral dissertation, Girard has kept a live interest in French affairs.Īfter the completion of his doctorate, Girard began to take interest in Jean-Paul Sartre’s work. His dissertation was on Americans’ opinions about France. In 1947, Girard took the opportunity to emigrate to America, and pursued a doctorate at Indiana University. He studied in Paris’ École Nationale des Chartes, and specialized in Medieval studies. He was the son of a local archivist, and he went on to follow his father’s footsteps. René Girard was born on December 25, 1923, in Avignon, France. Christian Uniqueness Does Not Imply a Divine Origin.Girard Exaggerates the Contrast Between Myths and the Bible.The Origins of Culture are Not Verifiable.The Uniqueness of the Bible and Christianity.
Girard is not on par with more well known French contemporary philosophers (for example Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Lyotard), but his work is becoming increasingly recognized in the humanities, and his commitment as a Christian thinker has given him prominence among theologians. Perhaps Girard’s lack of specific disciplinary affiliation has promoted a slight marginalization of his work among contemporary philosophers. Such conflicts are partially solved by a scapegoat mechanism, but ultimately, Christianity is the best antidote to violence. According to this theory human beings imitate each other, and this eventually gives rise to rivalries and violent conflicts. Over the years he has developed a mimetic theory. Girard’s work is above all concerned with Philosophical Anthropology (that is, ‘What is it to be human?’), and draws from many disciplinary perspectives. Although he rarely calls himself a philosopher, many philosophical implications can be derived from his work. He has written from the perspective of a wide variety of disciplines: Literary Criticism, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology. René Girard’s thought defies classification.
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