mimetic desire
nounEtymology
Coined by French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science René Girard in 1961.
- derived from historian
Definitions
A desire that is imitative, and not related to the desired object's intrinsic value,…
A desire that is imitative, and not related to the desired object's intrinsic value, based on the idea that human desires arise from imitation and competitive behavior in groups.
- Having transcended his own mimetic desires, [Peter] Thiel was now free to capitalise on those of others.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for mimetic desire. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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