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Luke Burgis
Luke Burgis

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Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life

WANTING is a book about desire—why people want what they want, and why you want what you want. Whether it comes to romance, business, politics, or even fashion, by the time you’re done reading you will have seen something in the world, and in your own life, that you can never unsee. You get to choose what to do about it.

2021

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How Social Media Has Made Us All Rivals

It’s a Chamber of Desire from which there is no escape

Jul 9, 2021
36
How Social Media Has Made Us All Rivals
How Social Media Has Made Us All Rivals
Jul 9, 2021
36

The Coming Bull Market in the Humanities

Everything that rises must converge

Jun 8, 2024
1
The Coming Bull Market in the Humanities
The Coming Bull Market in the Humanities
Jun 8, 2024
1

Positions and Dispositions

On locating and dislocating ourselves and others

Jan 22, 2024
10
Positions and Dispositions
Positions and Dispositions
Jan 22, 2024
10

In Defense of Minor Obsessions

When Small Things Become Sacred Duties

Dec 6, 2023
In Defense of Minor Obsessions
In Defense of Minor Obsessions
Dec 6, 2023

The Mortification of Ornette Coleman

A Personal Story of Transcending the Transactional — The Triumph of Art Over Content

Sep 29, 2023
15
The Mortification of Ornette Coleman
The Mortification of Ornette Coleman
Sep 29, 2023
15

The Art of Disengagement

Midsommar, Scapegoating, and the Anti-Mimetic Mind

Sep 18, 2023
3
The Art of Disengagement
The Art of Disengagement
Sep 18, 2023
3

The Church of A.I.

On the reduction of reason and the urgent need to broaden it

Sep 14, 2023
The Church of A.I.
The Church of A.I.
Sep 14, 2023

What Friday Night Lights Has to Teach Us

High School Is Hard—And In Some Sense, We’re All Still Living It

Sep 4, 2023
1
What Friday Night Lights Has to Teach Us
What Friday Night Lights Has to Teach Us
Sep 4, 2023
1

Speaker Lineup Announced for NOVITATE 2023

Join me in Washington, DC on November 3, for a groundbreaking event

Aug 26, 2023
Speaker Lineup Announced for NOVITATE 2023
Speaker Lineup Announced for NOVITATE 2023
Aug 26, 2023

To Whom It Is Given

Givenness as the Antidote to Abstraction

Aug 22, 2023
3
To Whom It Is Given
To Whom It Is Given
Aug 22, 2023
3
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Author of “WANTING: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.” Find more at read.lukeburgis.com

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