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He further speaks of the intersection of the universal themes of mythology and Christianity and Christianity's future. History is a test of mankind, says Rene Girard, and mankind is failing that test.
René Girard • Insights with Rene Girard
Girard’s theory of human nature explains the true origin of desire and its consequences if not directed properly
Jonathan Bi • Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
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 acknow
... See moreLuke Burgis • Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
This reaches an extreme form in the belief that our enemies are not unseen because they are enemies, but are enemies because they are unseen.
James P. Carse • Finite and Infinite Games
Each of them was driven by unconscious demons that masqueraded as reasonable, conscious concerns.
Michael J. Bader • Arousal
Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires