Drunken Philosophy

#138 - Rene Girard


Listen Later

Do we form our own desires or do we simply copy them from someone else? Did you actually want those fajitas or did that sizzling platter just trick you into thinking so? Both those questions (mostly the second) are answered on this week's episode! Connor and Dan discuss the social philosophy of Rene Girard, mimetic desire, and the scapegoat mechanism.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Drunken PhilosophyBy Drunken Philosophy

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

189 ratings


More shows like Drunken Philosophy

View all
The Joe Rogan Experience by Joe Rogan

The Joe Rogan Experience

230,213 Listeners

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

2,112 Listeners

Thinking Allowed by BBC Radio 4

Thinking Allowed

302 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,122 Listeners

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas by Sean Carroll

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

4,188 Listeners