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As a Girardian acolyte, I'm curious if there any private truths you can reveal to us? I am not getting this. Anyone care to enlighten me?
by 1337biz 12y ago
As a Girardian acolyte, I'm curious if there any private truths you can reveal to us?
I am not getting this. Anyone care to enlighten me?
- shill 12y agohttp://www.quora.com/How-has-Rene-Girard-shaped-Peter-Thiels-worldview-investing-strategy-and-religious-faith http://www.quora.com/How-has-Rene-Girard-shaped-Peter-Thiels...
- meowface 12y agoInteresting read. This is the first time I've been introduced to Girard's theories. I don't agree with a lot of his claims but I think he (and others; his theories aren't entirely novel) definitely stumbled upon a real aspect of humanity. I suspect the real "truth" is a greater superset theory that encompasses some of these theories and also unrelated theories and observations, though. Girard espouses a lot of absolute claims ("all human behavior is mimetic") while discounting other potential factors and certain counter-examples.