3 notes tagged "desires"

adapting by curbing our desires
we learned early that trying out who we are in the world often produced negative reactions … we learned to curb our desires, adapt, perhaps even
December 27, 2022 desires
mimetic desire
René Girard, theologian discovered that most of what we desire is mimetic (mi-met-ik) or imitative, not intrinsic. Humans learn—through imitation—to
August 11, 2021 mimetic desires theology intrinsic subject
sympathy is easier than empathy
Sympathy is far easier to practice than empathy, sharing the same root, they both come from the Greek word pathos, which roughly means “feeling.”
August 2, 2021 sympathy empathy greek desires mirroring