mimetic desire

== English == === Etymology === Coined by French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science René Girard in 1961. === Noun === mimetic desire (countable and uncountable, plural mimetic desires) (philosophy, anthropology) A desire that is imitative, and not related to the desired object's intrinsic value, based on the idea that human desires arise from imitation and competitive behavior in groups. === Further reading === René Girard § Mimetic desire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia mimetic theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia