René Girard

(1923-2015)

French historian and philosopher

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René Noël Théophile Girard (25 December 1923 – 4 November 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of anthropological philosophy. Girard was the author of nearly thirty books, with his writings spanning many academic domains. Although the reception of his work is different in each of these areas, there is a growing body of secondary literature on his work and his influence on disciplines such as literary criticism, critical theory, anthropology, theology, psychology, mythology, sociology, economics, cultural studies, and philosophy.

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Born	René Noël Théophile Girard 25 December 1923 Avignon, Vaucluse, France
Died	4 November 2015 (aged 91) Stanford, California, USA
Zodiac	Capricorn
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