
Lecture III: Mimetic Rivalry and Girard's Theodicy | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
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The necessary pathologies that stem from Gerard psychology are not just limited to individuals but are also social. We can be just as compelled to do activities against our own interests but seemingly out of our own volition due to memetic rivalries. Positive prohibitions such as coverings for one's body or preventing certain types of people from doing certain activities can serve a legitimate albeit paternalistic end. Once we liberate people from these oppressive prohibitions, more subtle form of oppression can take place.
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