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Episode 164: Dostoyevsky’s “The Idiot” on Perfection (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Ultimate Problem in Life for Dosto Esky

For Dosto esky there are different modes of life and this is particularly clear in the brothers Caramherzov where each brother represents a different mode of existence. Each of those sort of three components of our psyche are pulling us in different directions, he says. How you can reconcile your reason and religion is a huge problem for Dsto esky because I mean in most of these books the characters aren't able to do it that's what leads to disaster so if you only have one component that always leads to disaster according to him.

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