Dostoyevsky

The Brothers Karamazov
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Crime and Punishment
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[theredinthesky91]

Brilliant book indeed, and excellent video/review. The chapter 'Rebellion' was particularly profound... no, the whole damn thing was incredibly profound.

[iamjackscolin]

For sure, Both of these make me want to learn Russian.

[gsboss]

is it a hard read? i plan on reading it soon

[iamjackscolin]

It's certainly an involved read, and I went and read all the footnotes too, so it won't necessarily go by quick, but it's engrossing and thought provoking that's for sure.

[soares1903]

nothing i ever read has influenced my way of thinking as much as has 'the brothers karamazov'. "tomorrow i will burn thee. dixi." i'm learning russian, and pretty much the only reason is to be able to read the originial - oh well, in many years maybe.. re-reading 'demons' at the moment. 'the idiot' is very good too, and of course 'notes from the underground'. one of the greatest writers ever, no doubt.

good video, thanks.

[iamjackscolin]

Thank YOU. I'm debating now whether to re-read C&P or read The Idiot. Keep an eye out for "The Grand Inquisitor" on this channel.

[civilwarhat]

which translation did you read? because i'm almost done with crime and punishment, loved it, and then started hearing that garnett version that i'd enjoyed so much was outdated and more of a "sepia" read than a more colorful one such as couslon or p&v that less accurately gets the words but more accurately conveys the feeling and style. is this worth thinking about or is just a typical, hair-splitting sub-cultural debate?

[willappleton]

utilizing one's own company is tantamount to the spiralling detachment of time and space; the guaranteed continuation of silence. it is true that the life of others is the murder of the self in the continued progression of imitative humanity. The inside outside paradigm is eentially incentivised incest, in that it is those selected by selection to feel the truest sense of homology and homogeneity by denying defaultifications of the whim, the scapegoat of action employs a distant refutable hero

[willappleton]

utilizing one's own company is tantamount to the spiralling detachment of time and space; the guaranteed continuation of silence. it is true that the life of others is the murder of the self in the continued progression of imitative humanity. The inside outside paradigm is essentially incentivised incest, in that it is those selected by selection to feel the truest sense of homology and homogeneity by denying defaultifications of the whim, the scapegoat of action employs a distant refutable hero

[magdamagda999]

um, you have completely missed the point of crime and punishment. dostoevsky had a change of heart after his arrest 4 his involvement wth the petroshevsky circle, & imprisonment. he wrote Crime & Punish as a direct challenge to the nihilists & radical philosophical ideas of the time. Dostoevsky was a christian, and condemned your anarchism, which is rooted in russian 19th century nihilism.

two words for you...grow up...anarchism is oh so trendy...and oh so unworkable...grow up

[treid100182]

@TimRedfern...

For real....When Ivan, in a fit of meningitis, has a conversation with the devil...hauntingly beautiful.

What intelligent young man, in our time especially, cannot feel empathy with the metaphysical rebellion of Ivan???

Universal.

[treid100182]

Perhaps the most brilliant literary achievement of all time...

Hurrah for Karamazov!

[Passual08]

I agree that it is much eaiser for me to understand philosophical concepts, and actually be able to reiterate them when they have been taught to me in the context of a story. Very smart !

[dannyjam]

LOL i agree. Dostoyevsky does make me wet.

[TimRedfern]

The Brothers Karamazov made me orgasm. Oh god, the sheer volume of awesome was immense.