Whitney FakoladeThe Homogenization of Romance & The Mimetic Desire to be Desired.Does every couple really like heart-shaped rose arches with neons signs?Nov 191
Mo IssaRené Girard’s Mimetic Theory Changed The Way I Looked At My Own Desires.“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire…Jun 20, 20221
Gaurav GargMimetic Desire: Decoding the Desires We CopyHave you ever found yourself wanting something simply because someone else does? That new gadget everyone’s raving about? The career path…Feb 4Feb 4
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Whitney FakoladeThe Homogenization of Romance & The Mimetic Desire to be Desired.Does every couple really like heart-shaped rose arches with neons signs?Nov 191
Mo IssaRené Girard’s Mimetic Theory Changed The Way I Looked At My Own Desires.“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire…Jun 20, 20221
Gaurav GargMimetic Desire: Decoding the Desires We CopyHave you ever found yourself wanting something simply because someone else does? That new gadget everyone’s raving about? The career path…Feb 4
The Why Intercept by Sumedhaa KothariWhy Do We Copy Other People’s Style?This week we’re talking all about style — not style in the color sense, or trend sense, but in all of the social psychology behind what…May 31, 2023
Soundarya BalasubramaniWhere The Mimetic Theory by René Girard FailsI discuss how Mimetic Theory — which claims to be the theory of everything — couldn’t possibly be a theory of literally everything.Jul 30, 20224
