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Lecture II: Mimetic Desire and Original Sin | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

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In this lecture, we are focusing on understanding the dominant psychological forces within one individual. Gerard helps us see the extraordinary extent to which society is motivated by prestige. He provides a comprehensive theory to help us distinguish between authentic desire and social validation in order to wean off the drug of prestige. After I describe these three psychological components, then, mimetic desire, metaphysical desire, I will describe Gerard's argument for why metaphysical desire is none other than our original sin.

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