Insights with Rene Girard
Recorded December 7, 2009 First describing the triangular structure of desire -- object, model, and subject -- Girard tells how conflicts are resolved and why human society is not marked by total conflict all the time. He further speaks of the intersection of the universal themes of mythology and Christianity and Christianity's future. History . . . is a test of mankind, says Rene Girard, and mankind is failing that test.

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Peter Thiel on markets, technology, and education

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Colloquium on Violence and Religion - Creative Mimesis and Peace

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Rene Girard on Peter's Denial

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David Berlinski—Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions

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Bishop Barron on René Girard

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Rene Girard | The Scapegoat | Complete 5-part CBC 'Ideas' series with David Cayley (2001)

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Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard | Full Length Documentary

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Peter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment”
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You’ll stop using ChatGPT after listening to this | Jonathan Pageau [ARC 2026]

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Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard

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Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society

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Peter Thiel on Innovation and Stagnation

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The Politics of Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart

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The World According to Thiel

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A.I., Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

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Thomas Sowell on School Choice and the Price Our Children Pay for Bad Ideas | Hoover Institution

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Apocalypse Now? Peter Thiel on Ancient Prophecies and Modern Tech

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René Girard - Violence and Religion

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René Girard: What is the role of violence in human culture? | ENS-PSL

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