Philosophizing With A Hammer

11: Existentialism: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov


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In this episode, we dive into The Brothers Karamazov through the lens of Nietzsche’s philosophy, exploring the novel’s intense moral struggles, existential dilemmas, and its haunting resonance today. Dostoevsky’s Russia was a society on the edge—torn between faith and reason, tradition and modernity, order and chaos. Through the Karamazov brothers, he stages a battle of ideas that anticipates many of Nietzsche’s core concerns: the death of God, the crisis of values, and the terrifying freedom that comes with rejecting moral absolutes.

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Philosophizing With A HammerBy Ben-Fradj Rachid