What I call a mimetic crisis is a situation of conflict so intense that on both sides people act the same way and talk the same way even though, or because, they are more and more hostile to each other.
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"What I call a mimetic crisis is a situation of conflict so intense that on both sides people act the same way and talk the same way even though, or because, they are more and more hostile to each other." — Rene Girard
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What I call a mimetic crisis is a situation of conflict so intense that on both sides people act the same way and talk the same way even though, or because, they are more and more hostile to each other. — Rene Girard
About Rene Girard
Rene Girard was a Historian from France (1923–2015).
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This quote is attributed to Rene Girard, a Historian from France.
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Rene Girard lived from 1923 – 2015.