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Lecture VI: The Triumph of Modernity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

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Fashion Is a Desire for Innovation for Its Own Sake

The modern world rejects imitation in favor of originality at all costs. Fashion is a desire for innovation for its own sake and a strong distaste for imitation. The more we condemn imitation, the more we surrender to it under various guises. This rage for originality has produced a few rare masterpieces and quite a few bizarre things.

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