#renegirard — Public Fediverse posts
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the FASCISM MADE IN USA / Silicon Valley
Im Zentrum der Reportage stehen drei einflussreiche Denker: #AynRand, #RenéGirard und #CurtisYarvin. Die russisch-amerikanische Schriftstellerin Ayn Rand lieferte mit ihrem radikalen Individualismus das moralische Fundament einer Tech-Kultur, die den Unternehmer zum Helden erhebt und den Staat als Feind betrachtet. Der Philosoph René Girard prägte mit seiner Theorie der "mimetischen Begierde" ein Menschenbild, das Konkurrenz, Manipulation und Kontrolle als unvermeidlich erscheinen lässt. Der Blogger Curtis Yarvin schließlich formuliert die politische Konsequenz dieser Denkweisen: die offene Abkehr von Demokratie zugunsten einer autoritären, technokratischen Ordnung.
Die "Kulturzeit"-Reportage zeigt, wie diese Ideen bis heute das Denken von Tech-Eliten prägen – und warum sich Big Tech und Donald Trump ideologisch näherstehen, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint und das autoritäre Denken im Silicon Valley eine lange Tradition hat.
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the FASCISM MADE IN USA / Silicon Valley
Im Zentrum der Reportage stehen drei einflussreiche Denker: #AynRand, #RenéGirard und #CurtisYarvin. Die russisch-amerikanische Schriftstellerin Ayn Rand lieferte mit ihrem radikalen Individualismus das moralische Fundament einer Tech-Kultur, die den Unternehmer zum Helden erhebt und den Staat als Feind betrachtet. Der Philosoph René Girard prägte mit seiner Theorie der "mimetischen Begierde" ein Menschenbild, das Konkurrenz, Manipulation und Kontrolle als unvermeidlich erscheinen lässt. Der Blogger Curtis Yarvin schließlich formuliert die politische Konsequenz dieser Denkweisen: die offene Abkehr von Demokratie zugunsten einer autoritären, technokratischen Ordnung.
Die "Kulturzeit"-Reportage zeigt, wie diese Ideen bis heute das Denken von Tech-Eliten prägen – und warum sich Big Tech und Donald Trump ideologisch näherstehen, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint und das autoritäre Denken im Silicon Valley eine lange Tradition hat.
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the FASCISM MADE IN USA / Silicon Valley
Im Zentrum der Reportage stehen drei einflussreiche Denker: #AynRand, #RenéGirard und #CurtisYarvin. Die russisch-amerikanische Schriftstellerin Ayn Rand lieferte mit ihrem radikalen Individualismus das moralische Fundament einer Tech-Kultur, die den Unternehmer zum Helden erhebt und den Staat als Feind betrachtet. Der Philosoph René Girard prägte mit seiner Theorie der "mimetischen Begierde" ein Menschenbild, das Konkurrenz, Manipulation und Kontrolle als unvermeidlich erscheinen lässt. Der Blogger Curtis Yarvin schließlich formuliert die politische Konsequenz dieser Denkweisen: die offene Abkehr von Demokratie zugunsten einer autoritären, technokratischen Ordnung.
Die "Kulturzeit"-Reportage zeigt, wie diese Ideen bis heute das Denken von Tech-Eliten prägen – und warum sich Big Tech und Donald Trump ideologisch näherstehen, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint und das autoritäre Denken im Silicon Valley eine lange Tradition hat.
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the FASCISM MADE IN USA / Silicon Valley
Im Zentrum der Reportage stehen drei einflussreiche Denker: #AynRand, #RenéGirard und #CurtisYarvin. Die russisch-amerikanische Schriftstellerin Ayn Rand lieferte mit ihrem radikalen Individualismus das moralische Fundament einer Tech-Kultur, die den Unternehmer zum Helden erhebt und den Staat als Feind betrachtet. Der Philosoph René Girard prägte mit seiner Theorie der "mimetischen Begierde" ein Menschenbild, das Konkurrenz, Manipulation und Kontrolle als unvermeidlich erscheinen lässt. Der Blogger Curtis Yarvin schließlich formuliert die politische Konsequenz dieser Denkweisen: die offene Abkehr von Demokratie zugunsten einer autoritären, technokratischen Ordnung.
Die "Kulturzeit"-Reportage zeigt, wie diese Ideen bis heute das Denken von Tech-Eliten prägen – und warum sich Big Tech und Donald Trump ideologisch näherstehen, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint und das autoritäre Denken im Silicon Valley eine lange Tradition hat.
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#3sat "Kulturzeit"-Reihe "Control. Alt. Delete" zu drei Vordenkern, deren Ideen den Einfluss der Tech-Branche auf die US-Politik & den fortschreitenden Abbau demokratischer Strukturen maßgeblich geprägt haben. Teil 2: Literaturwissenschaftler & Stanford-Prof. #RenéGirard. Mit kritischer Einordnung von #PeterThiel: https://www.3sat.de/kultur/control-alt-delete/reihe-control-alt-delete-rene-girard-100.html
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René Girard: Spiritual Godfather of the "Like" Button
In the 1950s, French literary scholar René Girard discovered the secret of human desire in novels like "Don Quixote" - we desire what others desire. This theory of mimetic desire became foundational to social media design.
The documentary series "Control. Alt. Delete" explores how three thinkers shaped tech's influence on politics. Part 2 focuses on Girard's profound impact.
#RenéGirard #MimeticTheory #SocialMedia #Kulturzeit #TechPhilosophy -
People thinking philosophy has little impact, think again. Scary ideologies - often based on fear and misinterpretations - are behind some current influential companies and politicians. With real world consequences.
#peterthiel #renegirard #philosophy
https://www.wired.com/story/the-real-stakes-real-story-peter-thiels-antichrist-obsession/ #thiel #antichrist #endtimefascism -
Charlie Kirk is the spark this tinder box has been waiting for
This perfectly-timed tragedy of modern ‘biblical’ proportions is right out of the Rene Girard mimetic playbook (Peter Thiel) with Trump, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and a host of characters scapegoating anyone who is not lock-stock in sync with the politics of Mr Kirk 😳
#ReneGirard #mimetics #PeterThiel #Trump #JDVance #MarcoRubio #fascism #authoritarianism #CharlieKirk #Kirk #collapse
https://sarahwilson.substack.com/p/charlie-kirk-is-the-spark-this-tinder -
Äußerst aufschlussreiche und höchst bedenkliche Einblicke in die Gedankenwelt und Motivation von #PeterThiel von einem philosophischen Austauschpartner #WolfgangPalaver im #Falter 37/25.
Der will nix anderes als die "#Demokratie ausschalten". 😱
Mit soviel #Geld, dass er der Gemeinschaft für demokratisch kontrollierte Institutionen entzogen hat, kann es das durchaus vorantreiben.
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: 𝑳𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 1: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 -
At last we settle in to think about Le Guin’s "Omelas" story and set aside some common approaches to it. The first of several parts.
https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/le-guin-1-the-hideous-bargain/
#podcast #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #ursulakleguin #theoneswhowalkawayfromomelas #renegirard #scapegoat #archetypes #dilemma
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From Philosophy to Power: The Misuse of René Girard by Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance
https://salmagundi.skidmore.edu/articles/1176-from-philosophy-to-power
#HackerNews #Philosophy #Power #RenéGirard #PeterThiel #JDVance #Misuse
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Just published my first Substack today, and I’m excited to share it with you! It’s also available on my blog. It’s a short read, about 5 minutes long, and there’s even an audio version
Today’s post is called “Left Brain, Right Brain, Who’s the Master?” It’s a philosophical exploration of how the structure of our brains might explain the current crisis in American politics, and what we can do about it. I hope you’ll take a look and let me know what you think!
#brain #psychology #neurology #McGilchrist #trump #musk #doge #project2025 #leftbrain #rightbrain #thiel #renegirard #scapegoat #politics
https://neurodoctor.com/2025/03/23/left-brain-right-brain-whos-the-master/ t -
#10febbraio Giornata dell'epilessia
Anche #Dostoevskij soffriva di #epilessia, come molti dei suoi personaggi.
Uno studio di #Enthymema traccia una linea a partire da #Edipo e il parricidio fino ai protagonisti di Dostoevskji: la rappresentazione della loro epilessia segna, nella lettura di #RenéGirard, un transfert di violenza secondo una dinamica tipica dei capri espiatori.
Qui in #OpenAccess:
⬇️ https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/enthymema/article/view/20036?mtm_campaign=mastodon -
#10febbraio Giornata dell'epilessia
Anche #Dostoevskij soffriva di #epilessia, come molti dei suoi personaggi.
Uno studio di #Enthymema traccia una linea a partire da #Edipo e il parricidio fino ai protagonisti di Dostoevskji: la rappresentazione della loro epilessia segna, nella lettura di #RenéGirard, un transfert di violenza secondo una dinamica tipica dei capri espiatori.
Qui in #OpenAccess:
⬇️ https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/enthymema/article/view/20036?mtm_campaign=mastodon -
#10febbraio Giornata dell'epilessia
Anche #Dostoevskij soffriva di #epilessia, come molti dei suoi personaggi.
Uno studio di #Enthymema traccia una linea a partire da #Edipo e il parricidio fino ai protagonisti di Dostoevskji: la rappresentazione della loro epilessia segna, nella lettura di #RenéGirard, un transfert di violenza secondo una dinamica tipica dei capri espiatori.
Qui in #OpenAccess:
⬇️ https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/enthymema/article/view/20036?mtm_campaign=mastodon -
#10febbraio Giornata dell'epilessia
Anche #Dostoevskij soffriva di #epilessia, come molti dei suoi personaggi.
Uno studio di #Enthymema traccia una linea a partire da #Edipo e il parricidio fino ai protagonisti di Dostoevskji: la rappresentazione della loro epilessia segna, nella lettura di #RenéGirard, un transfert di violenza secondo una dinamica tipica dei capri espiatori.
Qui in #OpenAccess:
⬇️ https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/enthymema/article/view/20036?mtm_campaign=mastodon -
René Girard as reductive Lacanianism
With the huge caveat I’m basing this entirely on a documentary, I was struck by the overlap between René Girard and Lacan’s analysis of desire. Both seek to address the question “why do we want what we want?” but Girard does it through a singular concept of mimesis, the essentially imitative nature of desire. We want what someone else wants, perhaps imagining the happiness we impute to them will become ours if we get it. Once you give concrete examples of mimetic desire it starts to sound very Lacanian. Likewise the focus on overcoming mimetic desire, which is a similar impulse to the Lacanian clinical aim of learning to ‘enjoy your enjoyment’ rather than being trapped in the impulse to placate the Other.
While he recognises this can take many forms it seems like he’s essentially trying to map desire but on a much more straight forward graph then Lacan’s famously bewildering graphs of desire 👇
Very interesting looking paper about this to explore later: https://www.journal-psychoanalysis.eu/articles/a-triangle-of-thoughts-girard-freud-lacan/
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My comment on Word.A.Day was chosen as the “email of the week”(and I’m getting a Word.A.Day coffee cup too😊)
#mimetic #mimetic #renegirard #peterthiel
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Time to revisit #PeterThiel’s mentor
The simplest solution to this problem of violence for early human communities was to polarize blame and hostility onto one member of the group who would be killed and interpreted as the source of conflict and hostility within the group.
The transition from the violent conflict of all-against-all would be transformed into the unifying and pacifying violence of all-except-one whose death would reconcile the community together.
…#mimetic theory, the #scapegoat mechanism.
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In a 1951 book called The True Believer, political philosopher Eric Hoffer noted that demagogues appeal to a disaffected population whose members feel they have lost the power they previously held, that they have been displaced either religiously, economically, culturally, or politically.
Such people are willing to follow a leader who promises to return them to their former positions of prominence and thus to make the nation great again.
But to cement their loyalty, the leader has to give them someone to hate
#fascism #hate #scapegoat #renegirard
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Mimesis, Violence, and #Facebook: #PeterThiel’s French Connection
Girard’s statement: “Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and who turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires.”
For #RenéGirard (and here he differs from psychoanalysis), #mimesis is the process by which we learn how and what to desire. Any subject’s desire, he argues, is based on that of another subject who functions as a model, or “mediator.”
#fascism #christiannationalsm #trump #jdvance #election #voteblue
https://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2016/08/13/mimesis-violence-and-facebook-peter-thiels-french-connection-full-essay/ -
if you want to understand the Trump/JD Vance ticket you need to get to know about Peter Thiel and the French philosopher Rene Girard 🤨
With JD Vance as VP, Peter Thiel would finally have Trump right where he wants him
“Vance isn’t just a friend of Silicon Valley’s worst billionaires; he is their creation. Peter Thiel, the #Billionaire tech investor turned digital defense contractor, enabled his entire political career.”
#Trump #JDVance #PeterThiel #ReneGirard #election #voteblue
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/07/15/with-jd-vance-as-vp-peter-thiel-would-finally-have-trump-right-where-he-wants-him/ -
🏺 #Podcast | Anthropologie & littérature
🔶 Pour redécouvrir les liens profonds qui unissent littérature, violence et sacré, France Culture propose une série de 9 émissions sur l’œuvre de #RenéGirard, qui explorent notamment sa théorie mimétique.
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"[Many people] believe they are nonviolent simply because they benefit to the utmost from the protection of the principalities and powers, and so they never have to use force themselves."
- Rene Girard - 'I See Satan Fall Like Lightning'
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Eerily quiet here. Going to work on sprlng semester #syllabus for Comp 2 today. On Sunday, will begin to populate Blackboard sites. One potential joy: I will be teaching again the Honors Seminar on #ReneGirard. One hour a week, on Mondays. Classes begin Monday. #AcademicChatter @Mrfunkedude
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@tamarasiuda @ProfessorLoki I got more on this topic which I will share later. I build on another person's connections of the Karen dynamic with #ReneGirard and the #scapegoatmechanism.
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@DataDrivenMD @mollyjongfast This dynamic is prime #ReneGirard: the cycle of #mimetic contagion and the #scapegoat dynamic that thrives on a #demagogue type feeding on #scandal which blurs the distinction between #sacred and #profane.
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@tomcapuder We have never had any sort of agreement on this, but I find the #scapegoat theory from #RenéGirard compelling. The story of #Jesus is the classic example of #violence being done to an innocent victim, except that the victim is explicitly innocent and the main protagonist. We identify with the innocent victim and not with the powerful #hero or #empire doing the slaying. This change in perspective is what brings #salvation from the cycle of violence and oppression.