Bill Benzon

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Bill Benzon is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between September 18, 2023 and November 20, 2023. The archive places it in contexts such as “Bill Benzon writes : Musk’s hands-on learn-how-it’s-done practice reminds me a bit of Walt Disney”; “thanks to Bill Benzon for highlighting that Tyler Cowen considers Girard one of the top twenty thinkers”. It most often appears alongside 787, ACX, adderallposting.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: September 18, 2023
  • Last seen: November 20, 2023

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September 18, 2023 · Original source
Bill Benzon writes:
November 20, 2023 · Original source
1: Some good comments on the Rene Girard book review. Given the generally anti-Girard reception, I was grateful for the few people who stepped up to defend or explain him. Skaladom recommends a professional Girard exegete named Johnathan Bi (lectures here). Neil Scott notes that Sam Kriss has a recent Girard article. Deiseach on memetic crisis and Girard’s theology, Zbigniew Lukasiak on the social usefulness of religion, and Hal Johnson suggesting other books. And thanks to Bill Benzon for highlighting that Tyler Cowen considers Girard one of the top twenty thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. I would love to know more about Tyler’s interpretation of Girard and the single-victim process. Maybe in the context of recent events?