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Johnathan Bi — René Girard and the Philosophy of Innovation (EP.137)

Infinite Loops

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Innovation and the Reformation

Innovation was a negative word in basically much of antiquity, as well as even in the dark ages. Calling someone an innovator then was almost as bad as calling someone a racist today. In our modern period, innovation began to become rehabilitated by Bentham,. Once you think about things in terms of utility, there's a natural idea of trying to maximize it.

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