Girard
Mimetic Desire
On how we mistake imitation for authenticity, and why understanding desire's true source explains human conflict from the novel to civilization itself
Girard
Girard
The Scapegoat Mechanism
On how communities resolve mimetic crisis through unanimous violence against a single victim, and why this mechanism remains the hidden engine of social order
Girard
Envy and the Double
On how envy transforms admiration into a desire for annihilation, creating rivals who become indistinguishable mirrors locked in mutual destruction
Girard
Sacrifice and the Sacred
On how the sacred originates in collective violence and scapegoating, and why Christianity's revelation lies in exposing rather than concealing this origin
Girard
Beyond Mimesis
On how Girard's diagnosis of mimetic desire points toward liberation through interior work, mystical love, and the integrated self that desires from its own fullness