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Achever Clausewitz Roundtable
René Girard, Robert Hamerton-Kelly, Wolfgang Palaver, and Jean-Pierre Dupuy discuss Girard's latest book, Achever Clausewitz, forthcoming in English as Battling to the End. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California
Length: 39:00 min
Gianni Vattimo - Heidegger and Revolution
Philosopher Gianni Vattimo discusses Heidegger's concept of Verwindung. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 60:00 min
Israel-Palestine Conflict Roundtable
Wolfgang Palaver leads a roundtable discussion on the Israel-Palestine conflict viewed in light of René Girard's mimetic theory. Panelists include Byron Bland, Sandor Goodhart, Wilhelm Guggenberger, Sheelah Treflé Hidden, Charles Selengut, and Simon Simonse. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 127:00 min
Jean-Pierre Dupuy - Rehabilitating the Prophet of Doom
Jean-Pierre Dupuy analyzes the anticipation of apocalypse in contemporary culture. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 78:00 min
Peter Thiel - Optimistic Thought Experiment
Startup founder, venture investor, and fund manager Peter Thiel takes an unconventional approach to the future financial history of the world. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 58:00 min
René Girard - Scapegoating at Çatalhöyük
René Girard interprets the rituals behind some of mankind's earliest artworks. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 85:00 min
Toby Miller - Cultural Technology
Media Studies Professor Toby Miller discusses the physical byproducts of cultural technology and questions the imperative of relentless economic growth. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 29:00 min
WJT Mitchell - Jesus Comes to Abu Ghraib
WJT Mitchell connects contemporary war imagery with Christian iconography. Includes discussion with René Girard and Robert Hamerton-Kelly. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 79:00 min
Sandor Goodhart - Girard and Levinas
Sandor Goodhart connects René Girard's focus on mimetic behavior to Emmanuel Levinas's ethics of infinite concern for the other, arguing for these thinkers' compatibility. Recorded at the June 2008 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), held in Riverside, California.
Length: 48:29 min