
Episode 164: Dostoyevsky’s “The Idiot” on Perfection (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Dostoevsky's Malthus and the Russian Revolution
Malthus was a friend of humanity but with ill-founded moral principles the friend of humanity is the devour of humanity without mentioning his pride for touch. The sort of skepticism about people who seem to be out for the good of the many seems to be utilitarian but deep down maybe driven by darker motives and those darker motives can emerge. Dostoevsky's thinking changed from a rationalist utopian thinker to a much more conservative Christian love-based thinker where he thought look you need human love that connects us to each other otherwise it doesn't matter what kind of society you design, Chitra says.
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