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

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Dastoyevsky is a little annoyed at people who just try to live out their life just kind of normal and you have mediocre. He wants you to really go all the way with what you're doing. And he certainly did that in his own life. The most attractive characters are all defective in really important ways, but they're also extreme.

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