“So long as globalization was slow in coming, everyone hoped and prayed that it would come soon. The unity of the world's… — René Girard Copy Share Image
“In the long run, the pessimism of reactionaries never proves to be justified, but neither does the optimism of revolutionaries. The expansion… — René Girard Copy Share Image
Thinking about how disturbingly herdlike people become in so many different contexts—mimetic theory forces you to think about that, which is knowledge… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“No culture exists within which everyone does not feel "different" from others and does not consider such "differences" to be legitimate and… — René Girard Copy Share Image
“Being made up of distinctions, language finds it almost impossible to express undifferentiation.” — René Girard Copy Share Image
For those whose ganglia were formed pre-TV, the mimetic deployment of pop-culture icons seems at best an annoying tic and at worst… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
“Mimetic desire enables us to escape from the animal realm. It is responsible for the best and the worst in us, for… — René Girard Copy Share Image
