
Lecture II: Mimetic Desire and Original Sin | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
Mimises Is the Strongest and Necessary Authority
Mimises is both the strongest and necessary authority for us to hold normative values. It more than any other faculty decides what we think of as beautiful, as good or depraved. Even for those best trained in reason, reason still proves somewhat impotent. And even if we were to find that rare individual who was able to pull away from the mimetic orbit and bring forth new positions not shared by anyone, well I would wager that his lack of certainty will drive him crazy.
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