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Understanding Mimetic Desires with Luke Burgess
00:00 - 00:58 (00:58)
Entrepreneur and author Luke Burgess joins the show to discuss René Girard's theory of mimetic desires, which suggests that our wants and desires are actually just copied and modelled from others, leading to the creation of scapegoats and potentially harmful outcomes.
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In this episode, Luke Burgess and the host discuss René Girard's theory of mimetic desires and why we're not always in charge of our own wants, but instead modeling after other people's wants.
00:00 - 00:58 (00:58)
Mimetic Desires
Summary
In this episode, Luke Burgess and the host discuss René Girard's theory of mimetic desires and why we're not always in charge of our own wants, but instead modeling after other people's wants. They cover topics such as how mimetic desires lead to people becoming scapegoats, why Lamborghini's creation story relates to René Girard's theory, and much more.