René Girard

René Noël Théophile Girard was a French academic best known for developing mimetic theory, which posits that human desire is fundamentally imitative, leading to rivalry, violence and the scapegoat mechanism as foundations of religion and culture.

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Who was born first?

• René Girard and Kuan Yew Lee were born the same year
• René Girard and Jalal Al-e-Ahmad were born the same year
• René Girard and Jorge Semprún were born the same year
• René Girard and Ernest Mandel were born the same year
• René Girard and Yves Bonnefoy were born the same year

Timeline

1. Ernest MandelApril 5, 1923 – July 20, 1995
2. Jalal Al-e-AhmadDecember 2, 1923 – September 9, 1969
3. Jorge SemprúnDecember 10, 1923 – June 7, 2011
4. Kuan Yew LeeSeptember 16, 1923 – March 23, 2015
5. René Girard (this page)December 25, 1923 – November 4, 2015
6. Yves BonnefoyJune 24, 1923 – July 1, 2016

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