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The Philosophy of Rene Girard, Luke Burgis

Rebel Wisdom

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What Are Your Desires?

The author talks about the relationship between desire and sacrifice in his new book. He says we are born with a false self, which is made up of egotistical desires. When these want to take primacy over others' wants, then something has to be sacrificed for what you want. The writer also discusses how he tried to get out of this cycle by renouncing everything that he had built.

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