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Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

Johnathan Bi

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Is Gerard's Amemetic Theory Cheaper Than Psychoanalysis?

In two thousand and seven, gerard anticipated the deterioration of the sign of american relationship against the crowd. He predicted that china's rise would lift the boats of the world economy and make most people in the west richer through cheaper goods,. They people in theWest would be happy with chinas. For gerard, America would be more unsettled even if it were richer. The absolute increase in difference to humans causes a change in social standing. Desiring a similar set of objects can open up individuals and nations into conflict. And so at the peak of sinoan optimism - where congeniality between east and west had never been greater -- gerard warned us about such potential conflict

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