#109: Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
About this episode
This episode explores responses to extrajudicial killings to understand the forms of violence in society today.
This episode offers an audio version of " Sacrificial Violence and Retribution ," exploring the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are contending in our society today. {November 22, 2024} -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:30} Sacrificial Violence {3:18} Retribution? {8:35} Beyond Martyrdom {14:11} This episode offers an audio version of " Sacrificial Violence and Retribution ," published by CrimethInc. on December 23, 2024. The article version includes a variety of hyperlinks providing citations for the claims made herein. To get deeper into René Girard's analysis of sacrificial violence, you can read the first chapter of his book Violence and the Sacred here . You can read an incomplete roundup of various responses to the shooting of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, here . In this news clip , you can see a representative speaking on CNN on behalf of a fundraising campaign in support of Luigi Mangione's legal defense. You can read a discussion of the causes of the anger directed at insurance executives here . You can read some statistics about gun violence in the United…
Topics covered
- sacrificial violence
- retribution
- extrajudicial killings
- violence in society
- philosophical analysis
Keywords
- sacrificial violence
- retribution
- extrajudicial killings
- gun violence
- society
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CrimethInc., UnitedHealthcare
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