Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World

Book • 2003

Author

Rene Girard

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Mentioned in 5 episodes

Mentioned by Preston Pysh as the source of a question

Peter Thiel asks job recruits.

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Classic 23: Lessons from Billionaire Peter Thiel

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Peter Thiel as the most important book he's ever read.

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Peter Thiel Says America Has Bigger Problems Than Wokeness

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Ryan Holiday and

Luke Burgis throughout the podcast as a seminal figure whose theories on mimetic desire explain the fundamental driving forces behind human wants and actions.

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Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire and Getting What You Want in Life

Mentioned by Graham Donaldson when discussing Girard's other works.

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Mentioned by David Gornoski in relation to his discussion with Jordan Peterson about mimetic theory and its application to political times.

THINGS HIDDEN 29: Andrew McLuhan on Marshall McLuhan, Rene Girard, and How Media Becomes Us

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Luke Burgis as a significant influence on his understanding of mimetic desire.

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Mentioned by Fr. Elias Carr as a work where Girard's mimetic theory is further developed.

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