It is not difference that dominates the world, but the obli… - René Girard

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It is not difference that dominates the world, but the obliteration of difference by mimetic reciprocity, which itself, being truly universal, shows the relativism of perpetual difference to be an illusion.

René Girard

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René Girard (December 25, 1923 – November 4, 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science. His work belongs to the tradition of anthropological philosophy.

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Alternative Names: Rene Girard • René Noël Théophile Girard

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