Lecture VII: The One Who Withholds | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
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The Changes in the Philosophy of War
The Napoleonic era saw three radical changes from this European ideal. War was no longer a profession, a team sport or an institution among others in society but it became total and enveloped all aspects of society. As the stakes of war increased, warfare became more about exterminating the enemy at all costs instead of respecting rituals that gave one honor. Gerard sees Spanish guerrilla warfare as giving birth to modern terrorism.
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