Dostoevsky Flashcards
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Who are the brothers karamazov ?
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- dimitri:
wordly, sensualbut increasingly self aware
- Ivan:
rational,principled , inwardly troubled, rebellious
- -Alyosha:
Novitate russian orthodox monk
spiritually focused, compassionate but initially purist
his faith is constantly tested
2
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Who is father zosima ?
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Alyosha’s spiritual mentor
3
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The concept of Ivan’ athehism :
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- At times ivan seems to be saying that he doesn’t actually belived in god
- At times sems something more complex
- Ivans wants to believe in the goodness of the world, even of the goodness of god , but reality leads him to despair
4
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Does ivan believed in god?
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Not desbeilief in god but rejection of god
“return him the tickets!”
5
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meaning of :
“God is all knowing , all good and yet still allows for terrible evilo to happens”
accordfing to ivan
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Ivan argues that the conventional view of God seems false
6
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to what ?, Ivan direct it outrage
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at morals evils
7
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what “collection facts” use ivan ?
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- The sweet tooth turks
- well-bred swiss
- the russians (them)
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