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

Summary: More on the novel with guest <a href="http://www.existentialcomics.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Corey Mohler</a>, considering Dostoyevsky explicitly as an existentialist in terms of his analysis of the crisis of meaning and his consequent views on religion.<br> Listen to <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/05/15/ep164-1-dostoyevsky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">part 1</a> first, or get the unbroken, ad-free <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/05/14/ep164-dostoyevsky-citizen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Citizen Edition</a>.<br> End song: "Don Quixote" (acoustic, 2010) by Nik Kershaw, as interviewed on the <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/02/19/nem37-nik-kershaw/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nakedly Examined Music podcast #37</a>. Don Quixote is Myshkin's literary forebear.<br> Get a <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/product/fyodor-dostoyevsky-t-shirt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dostoyevsky T-shirt</a>! Watch for the new episode of <a href="http://www.phificpodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phi Fic</a> on D's House of the Dead.<br> Sponsors: Visit <a href="http://talkspace.com/examined" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Talkspace.com/examined</a>; use code "EXAMINED" for 30% off your first month of online therapy. Go to <a href="http://blueapron.com/PEL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">blueapron.com/PEL</a> for three free meals with free shipping.<br>