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Ep. 4: Dr. Gregory Thornbury: Rene Girard and the Mimetic Cycle
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Dr. Gregory Thornbury, Vice President for Development at the New York Academy of Art and former President of King's College in New York, joins Michael to discuss the thought of Rene Girard, specifically the concept of mimesis and the mimetic cycle, which can be traced throughout human history.
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