
Episode 164: Dostoyevsky’s “The Idiot” on Perfection (Part Two)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Book Review
I'm trying to remember there is at least one character or at least one section where they refer to somebody being just pragmatic, practical man. Pragmatic might not be the right word. I think it was maybe the money lender. Wasn't it just the beginning of book four where they're talking about unexceptional man? Is that what you're talking about? We haven't talked about Ganya and his wife in a while. Yeah. And really they're exactly the kind of practical mediocre people. It's exactly what sort of makes them boring and commonplace.
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