Mimetic Theory: Two Types of Psychological Needs

SUPPORT us to understand human beings better! 🐦: https://www.patreon.com/sprouts Why do we want the things we want? One psychological explanation is that we often actually don't know what we want, but instead imitate others. This phenomenon is known as mimetic theory. According to Girard, the French philosopher who originated the theory, most of our desires are metaphysical- as opposed to bodily needs - and we mimic them from people around us. And because of that, people inevitably end up wanting the same things, which creates rivalry, conflict, and scapegoating. Check out Sprouts Channels in other languages: Spanish 🇪🇸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_PS8-T1w_VT1Kz-9G0nHw German 🇩🇪: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACKzLYxdIRKEcWqiA3o-BQ Thai 🇹🇭: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjbGGEmXBRH3hCYGNEgQXfQ Chinese 🇨🇳: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWqAbkBTmfnB8uo78ttVcw Turkish 🇹🇷: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl9hDr2QSwtFeyMeXNQ_sdQ Russian 🇷🇺: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQkGkkhUP5vPlOZ0Excn0Q Romanian 🇷🇴: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQ5KNzOhc2ZPn08HcyId1Q Farsi 🇮🇷: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzx5i7cPwt-Bgson-SRK0Ow French 🇫🇷: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGj6ZcECjYQtmPJNzV8jYtw Italian 🇮🇹: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiI2N_0GZQ63OL3VK4lHXg Esperanto 🏴: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXZfW6CH_NBl8OemOscwrA Portuguese 🇵🇹: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwu4qa1iaDnnllhrPMnR3Ww Korean 🇰🇷: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6BHbb_erJpc549lUtIUF0A Indonesian 🇮🇩: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnjfwzY-DsFcnCPQj1iYIw DOWNLOAD video without ads and background music 🤫: https://sproutsschools.com/video-lessons/ SIGN UP to our mailing list and never miss a new video from us 🔔: http://eepurl.com/dNU4BQ SOURCES and teaching resources 🎓: https://sproutsschools.com/mimetic-theory-two-types-of-psychological-needs/ VISIT our website 🌐 : https://www.sproutsschools.com CONTRIBUTE by upvoting your favorite topic or suggesting new ones 🔊: https://sprouts.featureupvote.com/ JOIN us on discord 🤖: https://discord.gg/DzbyGSk5y8 THANKS to our patrons This video was made with the support of our Patrons: Adam Berry, Alex Rodriguez, Andrea Basillio Rava, Anil Raut, ArkiTechy, Artur, azad bel, Badrah, Cedric.Wang, Christoph Becker, Cory McAbee, David Markham, Delandric Webb, Digital INnov8ors, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Elias Reuss, Enigma, Eva Marie Koblin, F J V Souza Fh, Fatenah G Issa, Frari63, Gemma Seed, Gerardo Enrique Nieto, Gerry Labelle, ICH KANN DEUTSCH UND ES WAR EINFACH!, Izzy, jakob steensig, Jannes Kroon, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jim Pilgrim, Joanne Doyle, John Burghardt, Jon Rune Nygård, Jorge Luis Mejia Velazquez, jun omar ebdane, Leonel, Liam Dalling, Linda Kinkead, Linus Linderoth, Lucia Simone Winston, Mambo no 9, Marcel, María, martin, Martin Streule, Martina Hrebenarova, Mathis Nu, Mezes.Macko, Michael Paradis, Natalie O’Brien, Okan Elibol, Oweeda Newton, Patricia Labovszky, Peihui, Povilas Ambrasas, Raymond Fujioka, Roel Vermeulen, SAMAR ABDULKADER DAKAK BADAWI, Scott Gregory, scripz, Sebastian Huaytan Meder, Si, Solongo Ganbat, Stefan Gros, Stephen Clark, Stuart Bishop, Taka Kondo, Takashi HIROSE, Thomas Aschan, Thomas Dahlke, Victor Paweletz, Yassine Hamza, Yvonne Clapham and all the others.Thank you! To join them visit www.patreon.com/sprouts COLLABORATORS Script: Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz and Jonas Koblin Artist: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Matt Abbott Coloring: Sasalux Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda SOUNDTRACKS Cheeky Plum Fairy - Shaun Frearson Badly Behaved - Shaun Frearson DIG DEEPER with these top videos, games and resources: Listen to https://www.econtalk.org/johnathan-bi-on-mimesis-and-rene-girard/ Read https://siboehm.com/articles/20/girard-for-non-philosophers Watch https://johnathanbi.com/lectures Read about how mimetic theory is applied in mental health care SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimetic_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Girard https://curiousmaverick.com/a-complete-introduction-to-mimetic-theory-by-rene-girard/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoating#Scapegoat_mechanism CLASSROOM ACTIVITY Visit our website to see the suggested activity for class on this topic! CHAPTER 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Mimetic theory 01:03 Rene Girard 01:50 The schoolyard dilemma 02:10 Illusion of autonomy 02:25 Subject, object and mediator 02:43 The cycle of scapegoating 03:11 What do you think? 03:35 Patrons credits 03:44 Ending #sproutsschools #mimetictheory #psychology #girard