Lecture IV: The Scapegoat Mechanism | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
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Catharsis in the Founding Murder
The frustration is so high that we need the highest possible catharsis. That can only come if a single victim is given all the blame and this degree of a lie requires total unanimity. The process of choosing victims is grounded on unanimity but there is still a set of criterion that tends naturally to highlight victims, if not fully choose them.
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