Homo Mimeticus : A New Theory of Imitation.

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 creatures: from the development of consciousness to education, aesthetics to politics, mirror...

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Main Author: LAWTOO, NIDESH
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : LEUVEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2022.
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