
Lecture III: Mimetic Rivalry and Girard's Theodicy | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
How Does Memetic Rivalry Inflame Metaphysical Desire?
Gerard sees human desire as being made up of two competing strands. Metaphysical desire, the one that is shown to be original sin, is directed at what objects say about me. Physical desire is directed at the experience conferred by the qualities of the object. In internal mediation, in memetic rivalry, the two rivals mediate each other.
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