Romantic Lie
Cross-source consensus on Romantic Lie from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- Girard's theory challenges the belief that desires are purely spontaneous. — Mimetic Desire Versus Spontaneous Wanting
- A desire can feel spontaneous even when it was shaped by imitation. — Mimetic Desire Versus Spontaneous Wanting
- Girard called the assumption that people simply want things because they want them the romantic lie. — Mimetic Desire Versus Spontaneous Wanting
- Many desires can feel internally generated even when they have been socially mediated. — Mimetic Desire Versus Spontaneous Wanting