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

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Episode 164: Dostoyevsky’s “The Idiot” on Perfection (Part One)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 00:59:49
• Published: 2017-05-15 14:00

On Fyodor Dostoyevsky's philosophical novel from 1869. Could a morally perfect person survive in the modern world? Is all this "modernity," which so efficiently computes our desires and provides mechanisms to fulfill them, actually suited to achieve human flourishing? Dostoyevsky's Russian existentialism says no! Visit Talkspace.com/examined; use code "EXAMINED" for 30% off your first month of online therapy. Donate to the Turtle Island Research Cooperative at partiallyexaminedlife.com/turtle.