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It was described as the most accessible entry point into Girard's theories, offering a beneficial way to understand mimetic desire. The book was praised for its readability compared to Girard's own denser works.
Luke's book, Wanting, is really, I think, a great entry point to it.
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It was described as the most accessible entry point into Girard's theories, offering a beneficial way to understand mimetic desire. The book was praised for its readability compared to Girard's own denser works.
Luke's book, Wanting, is really, I think, a great entry point to it.
I think he's trying to do with Girard's work, what I've tried to do with the Stelix, what my friend Russ Roberts did very well with Adam Smith and his book How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life.
He has a new book called Wanting, The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life, which is I think the most accessible and beneficial entry point into Girard's theories.
Peter Thiel recommends Girard's book, Things Hidden Since the Beginning of the World, which I have read, but let me tell you, it is not Marcus Aurelius or Seneca. It is not accessible. It is so dense. One of the densest, hardest to read books that I've ever read.