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

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Metaphysical Desire - The Key Motivational Faculty of All Humans

What we are really after isn't the object but the being of the model. We want objects because what they say about identity, vis-a-vis models. The strength of our desires then often have little to do with the objects themselves and more with our relationship with the model. It's quite obvious when we are motivated by such a drive because we become obsessed and compulsive.

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