Lessons from René Girard Part II

6 More Things I've Learned from a Great Interdisciplinary Mind

This is the second part of a series on life lessons from René Girard. Part I (Lessons 1 - 6) is here.

Now, let’s pick up where we left off:

7. Look for the Mimesis in Current Events

René Girard was an avid consumer of the news. That might seem strange for someone keenly aware of mimetic phenomena. Wouldn’t the smart move be to tune out? To get one’s news …