About Imitatio

Imitatio Inc. was conceived by Peter Thiel and Robert Hamerton-Kelly in 2007 as an agent for pressing forward the consequences of René Girard's remarkable breakthrough insight into human behavior as mimetic. The board met for the first time in October in Paris at the Georges V hotel to plan an ambitious program of research and publication, as well as the sponsoring of conferences and fellowships.

The purpose of the Imitatio Inc website is to

• provide searchable primary texts including the canonical Girard in original languages
• provide video and audio access to events and important members of the mimetic research community
• conduct discussions of current research and other issues
• announce research opportunities and fellowships
• deliver conference information
• indicate other sites pertinent to our research

Founding Forty Conference

Forty eminent members of the Girardian community assembled recently at Stanford University to launch Imitatio and its ambitious program of work. Click here to read a summary of the meeting and its outcomes.