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Episode 164: Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot" on Perfection (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Dostoevsky is making some sort of argument for the nobility, writes Wes Anderson. He argues that we need noble intentions in life rather than self-preservation and health. The author often puts his own ideas in the most ridiculous characters, he says. "There's some truth to what he's saying," Anderson adds.

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