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>>25214102
I haven’t read this one yet. My introduction to René Girard’s was through his book 'I See Satan Fall Like Lightning', which also discusses the scapegoat in one chapter and is truly incredible. I became a fan almost immediately and plan to read the rest of his work. I was finally able to understand so many things happening around me that I couldn’t grasp the underlying reason for, like the dynamics of bullying and why teachers and students often side with the aggressor when the victim decides to fight back. And also finally able to understand ALL of literature much better, especially tragedies, such as the tragedy of King Lear (or drama, to be more precise). Before Girard, I thought it had an extremely bleak and miserable ending because of the death of Cordelia, the most innocent character in the play, but now I understand it, she dies because it is necessary to put an end to the conflict, and the way you end the conflict is by sacrificing the scapegoat.
I’ve been thinking about this concept recently because I read the Gospels during the Easter, and the Luke 23:47 passage ‘Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.’ is absolutely beautiful

>>25214244
Same. But, I don't understand how you get from Girard to whatever Peter Thiel is on about.