I had the opportunity to chat with David Gornoski about Girard, Mimesis, and its relationship to understanding propaganda.
0:00 - Episode Introduction 7:45 - David's Introduction 10:55 - What is Mimesis? 12:50 - Polarization & Nuance 26:15 - The Crowd is Untruth 37:25 - Reverse Mimesis 50:40 - Demon Possession and Isolation 57:50 - Community vs. Crowd 1:05:40 - Truth and Love 1:12:40 - Christ Haunted World
A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music!
Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/
Sagan's "The Demon Haunted World": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17349.The_Demon_Haunted_World?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
The Crowd is Untruth: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21536205-the-crowd-is-untruth-annotated-with-meditations-and-scriptures?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=fR7YfAvW47&rank=1
The Crowd: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54062407-the-crowd---gustave-le-bon-modern-library-classics?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=uc6I3Ru2Oe&rank=1
Interview with Abby Cleckner on Diffusion of Responsibility: https://thefourthway.transistor.fm/episodes/s9e35-interview-abby-cleckner-government-and-the-diffusions-of-power