Related to mimetic: mimetic desiremi·met·ic (mĭ-mĕt′ĭk, mī-) adj. 1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting mimicry. 2. a. Of or relating to an imitation; imitative. b. Using imitative means of representation: a mimetic dance. [Greek mīmētikos, from mīmēsis, mim...
Next time, I'm planning to investigate the notion of mimetic desire - unless there's anywhere else you'd rather visit first. The Guardian World News 2010 In English these are called mimetic words, or a mimesis, but who knows what that means anyway? JapanNewbie 2009 Some of the ads were...
However, one of the chapters of the Conversations book has the title “Mimetic Desire: Shakespeare rather than Plato.” (You can picture my grimace if you’d like.) There are really only a few terse mentions of Plato in the chapter from which I will quote. Note that the book is an ex...
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ANDRE ORLEAN MIMETIC CONTAGION AND SPECULATIVE BUBBLES For speculation turns not to itself, Till it hath travell'd and is mirror'd there Where it may see itself. Troilus and Cressida, III, iii. According to the dominant tradition of economic thought, whenever there is a situation of perfect ...