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The Psychology of Pride and Ambition in Philosophy
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The speaker discusses the limitation of Rene Girard's theory regarding pride and ambition as the sole motivators behind human desire, but also recognizes the accuracy of his diagnosis of the mimetic world we live in. The speaker also suggests that people's reasons for entering a certain field or staying in it may be different from their initial motivations.

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