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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the Wo

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Rene Girard
1978
T2 480 pages · about 8h to read OL3286892Wgoodreads

Girard's mimetic theory in full; desire copied from other people

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Mental models

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