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Lecture IV: The Scapegoat Mechanism | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
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Starting from lecture IV, we will move away from psychology and into Girard’s history, beginning with the very first human societies. In times of internal turmoil, these early societies would converge on an innocent victim, attribute to him all the blame, murder this scapegoat in a brutal killing, and achieve peace through violent catharsis. These founding murders gave rise to institutions, cultures, and even gods themselves. Far are we from the comfort of social contracts. Girard’s unsettling conclusion is that peace is built on the corpses of innocent victims. Worldly order demands violence and deceit.Some links to further guide your study:
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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-of-girard-lecture-iv
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Manage episode 350390713 series 3351947
Starting from lecture IV, we will move away from psychology and into Girard’s history, beginning with the very first human societies. In times of internal turmoil, these early societies would converge on an innocent victim, attribute to him all the blame, murder this scapegoat in a brutal killing, and achieve peace through violent catharsis. These founding murders gave rise to institutions, cultures, and even gods themselves. Far are we from the comfort of social contracts. Girard’s unsettling conclusion is that peace is built on the corpses of innocent victims. Worldly order demands violence and deceit.Some links to further guide your study:
* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io
* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-of-girard-lecture-iv
Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
16 episoder
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