Introduction
First, a reminder that Anti-Mimetic has a growing Discord community. If you haven’t already, please consider dropping by and introducing yourself. Here’s the private link: https://discord.gg/w4XNMB72HM
Second, I’ll be sending out details for a second Zoom call soon. (The first session was a lot of fun.) Before I schedule it, it’s helpful to know from everyone interested in attending what your general windows of availability are. Here’s a brief survey that helps me know what works best.
Third, and finally, today’s topic: the reflexivity of books, plus a few selections from my library.
(Above: that’s not my library. It is the home library of former Johns Hopkins University Humanities professor Richard A. Macksey, once a friend and colleague of René Girard.)
The Reflexivity of Books
Winston Churchill famously said that “we shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.” The remark came during a debate about how to rebuild the Commons Chamber, which had been bombed d…