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Stanford professor
French philosopher and Stanford professor whose mimetic theory — positing that human culture is founded on imitative desire resolved through scapegoating — forms the documented intellectual framework for Thiel's engagement with Antichrist concepts. Girard wrote explicitly about the Antichrist as a theological-sociological category.
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René Girard, Thiel's acknowledged intellectual mentor at Stanford, wrote explicitly about the Antichrist as a theological-sociological category in his published works, providing a documented intellectual lineage for Thiel's engagement with the concept.
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Quick Facts
Born
December 25, 1923 · Avignon, France
Died
November 4, 2015
Nationality
French
Current Role
Stanford professor