Homo Mimeticus : : A New Theory of Imitation / / Nidesh Lawtoo.

Genealogy of one of the most ancient and influential concepts in western thought: Mimesis Imitation is, perhaps more than ever, constitutive of human originality. Many things have changed since the emergence of an original species called Homo sapiens, but in the digital age humans remain mimetic cre...

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Place / Publishing House:Leuven : : Leuven University Press,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Physical Description:1 online resource (358 pages).
Notes:Includes index.
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