
Lecture III: Mimetic Rivalry and Girard's Theodicy | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
The Origins of Evil
Mimetic rivalry will reveal itself to be the motor of violence throughout human history. Not only can mediation happen unidirectionally, but bi-directionally amongst equals. Even our radical pursuits for independence going away from a group render us, in some sense, more socially dependent. We will continue to further develop this idea of original sin.
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