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René Girard explores the concepts of innovation and imitation, contrasting historical views on innovation's negative connotations with its modern valorization, while emphasizing the interconnectedness of imitation and genuine innovation in culture and economics.
LinkThe Imitation of Christ (Dover Thrift Editions: Religion)
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Marcus Aurelius • Meditations

“Girard discovered that most of what we desire is mimetic (mi-met-ik) or imitative, not intrinsic. Humans learn—through imitation—to want the same things other people want, just as they learn how to speak the same language and play by the same cultural rules. Imitation plays a far more pervasive role in our society than anyone had ever openly ackno... See more
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Kierkegaard, Mimesis, and Modernity: A Study of Imitation, Existence, and Affect (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy)
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The Laws of Imitation: