Andrew Sweeny and Stephen Lewis discuss René Girard: The defence of the innocent victim

This is the 4th in a series of talks with Stephen Lewis, in which we discuss Réne Girard and his theories of the Scapegoat and their broader implications.    Stephen Lewis is owns an organic bakery in Newfoundland, Canada, and is a singer-songwriter, and real philosopher—he is also a bit of a mystic by my estimation. He has all kinds of theories about art, economics, sex and society,  which you will find are completely unique.  I've been talking to him since the late 90's about all kinds of stuff, and he's definitely one most acutely and deeply intelligent people I have ever met.  Stephen's music can be heard here:  https://slewis1.bandcamp.com/album/anthems-for-a-failed-state   Support this channel and my writings by subscribing here or helping on Patreon: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andrewsweeny Medium https://medium.com/@andrewpgsweeny Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpgsweeny Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jamyanggyamtso Rebel Wisdom Articles by Andrew Sweeny: https://medium.com/rebel-wisdom