
Lecture III: Mimetic Rivalry and Girard's Theodicy | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
Is It Necessary to Have Our Hearts Thawed?
The more similar someone is to our self-conception, the more threatening they tend to become. Aristotle said that we fear our friends will become gods. Similarity, proximity is what causes conflict. It's easy to love someone distant and much harder to love thy neighbor.
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