During the week of July 12, 2004, a group of scholars gathered at Stanford University, as one participant reported, “to discuss current affairs in a leisurely way with [Stanford emeritus professor] René Girard.” The proceedings were later published as the book Politics and Apocalypse. At first glance, the symposium resembled many others held at American … Continue reading Mimesis, Violence, and Facebook: Peter Thiel’s French Connection (Full Essay)
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Mimesis, Violence, and Facebook: Peter Thiel’s French Connection (Full Essay)
During the week of July 12, 2004, a group of scholars gathered at Stanford University, as one participant reported, “to discuss current affairs in a leisurely way with [Stanford emeritus professor] René Girard.” The proceedings were later published as the book Politics and Apocalypse. At first glance, the symposium resembled many others held at American … Continue reading Mimesis, Violence, and Facebook: Peter Thiel’s French Connection (Full Essay)