Wonderful theory but Gerard misses the fact that animals, not only primates, practise reciprocity too. Its in our hard wiring and many animals hard wiring behaviour too. Evolutionary ghost in all our genes.
animal reciprocity is not of the same character as human. the ghost of conscience does not visit animals, as animals do not contradict their nature, while we have the choice to act in our best interest or go against it. Girard is a human speaking to other humans, as I am to you. implicit then is the understanding that you are more than an animal, for only you, and humanity in general, is capable of concretely negating the "evolutionary ghost in our genes" through the act of sacrificial love.
Religion mans interpretation of the Devine Many religions many cultures many interpretations. God is good. Good acts are pious. Bad actions are not pious ❤️🙏
Sublime articulation by St Girard 🙏🏼
Thankyou! Girard is in my top 10!
Such great thoughts.
Nourishment for thought.
Girad is from gerhard which means 'brave spear ' .
Girard was the real amazing < brave spear > againt common senses .
Immanuel Levinas: the face of the other=don’t kill me.
When is this lecture from?
A Sermon for Modern Man.
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Wonderful theory but Gerard misses the fact that animals, not only primates, practise reciprocity too. Its in our hard wiring and many animals hard wiring behaviour too. Evolutionary ghost in all our genes.
Why do you see this as a miss?
animal reciprocity is not of the same character as human. the ghost of conscience does not visit animals, as animals do not contradict their nature, while we have the choice to act in our best interest or go against it. Girard is a human speaking to other humans, as I am to you. implicit then is the understanding that you are more than an animal, for only you, and humanity in general, is capable of concretely negating the "evolutionary ghost in our genes" through the act of sacrificial love.
Religion mans interpretation of the Devine Many religions many cultures many interpretations. God is good. Good acts are pious. Bad actions are not pious ❤️🙏
Reciprocity(google)-mutual dependence, action or influence.
MAD(mutually assured destruction) is based on this theory!