Thesis I: Our desires are modeled to us by others, what we desire is mimetic or imitative. Most people believe that their desires are intrinsic, uninfluenced by others (this is what Rene Girard calls the Romantic Lie) Thesis II: What is intrinsic is our desire to be (someone) and to belong (to some tribe or group). The true root of desire is never in the objects or experiences we pursue, it is about the other person from whom we've learned to want these things.
#92 Mimetic Desire
#92 Mimetic Desire
#92 Mimetic Desire
Thesis I: Our desires are modeled to us by others, what we desire is mimetic or imitative. Most people believe that their desires are intrinsic, uninfluenced by others (this is what Rene Girard calls the Romantic Lie) Thesis II: What is intrinsic is our desire to be (someone) and to belong (to some tribe or group). The true root of desire is never in the objects or experiences we pursue, it is about the other person from whom we've learned to want these things.