
Faith Regained? Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche on Nihilism and Faith
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The Dangers of Nietzsche
Dostoevsky: Nihilism is a very specific thing that I contend only arises as a result of a certain state of affairs in epistemology. People who think they're not already infected by nihilism are themselves morons, he says. Dostoevksi said you can't rely on this mode of thought because it's going to lead you to that conclusion and that you basically have to revert to naive faith.
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