Discernment of Good and Evil in Dostoevsky’s Novels: The Madman and the Saint

This article discusses madness and saintliness in Dostoevsky’s novels and investigates how the madman and the saint discern between good and evil. I first explore the metaphysical, spiritual, and moral universe of Dostoevsky’s characters by drawing on William Desmond’s philosophy of the between. Sec...

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Subtitles:"Theme: How Discernment between Good and Evil shapes the Dynamics of the Human Journey"
Main Author: Schneider, Christoph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2020]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 117-137
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dostoevskij, Fëdor Michajlovič 1821-1881 / The Good / Evil / Unterscheidungsvermögen
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
KBK Europe (East)
NCB Personal ethics
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