mimetic desire

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A desire that is imitative, and not related to the desired object's intrinsic value, based on the idea that human desires arise from imitation and competitive behavior in groups. countable,uncountable
    — Having transcended his own mimetic desires, [Peter] Thiel was now free to capitalise on those of others.

词形变化

mimetic desires plural

词源

Coined by French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science René Girard in 1961.
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