A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)

Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, following different paths, both envisage the Übermensch. Two years before going mad, Nietzsche read some of the great Russian novelist’s works. The aim of this essay is to highlight the link in Crime and Punishment between consequentialism (still widespread today) and the t...

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Váldodahkki: Giorgio Faro
Materiálatiipa: Artihkal
Giella:English
Almmustuhtton: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-10-01
Ráidu:Church, Communication and Culture
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Liŋkkat:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23753234.2017.1391672
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description Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, following different paths, both envisage the Übermensch. Two years before going mad, Nietzsche read some of the great Russian novelist’s works. The aim of this essay is to highlight the link in Crime and Punishment between consequentialism (still widespread today) and the theory of the Übermensch, from the personalist perspective of Dostoevsky. His confutation of the Übermensch is not only a consequence of his faith; it also involves natural law and conscience, paradigms shared by everyone, regardless of whether they are believers.
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spelling doaj.art-3240b9a855cc44978e59fa7f63b5dc3b2024-03-02T20:28:21ZengTaylor & Francis GroupChurch, Communication and Culture2375-32342375-32422017-10-012327228310.1080/23753234.2017.13916721391672A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)Giorgio Faro0Pontificia Università della Santa CroceDostoevsky and Nietzsche, following different paths, both envisage the Übermensch. Two years before going mad, Nietzsche read some of the great Russian novelist’s works. The aim of this essay is to highlight the link in Crime and Punishment between consequentialism (still widespread today) and the theory of the Übermensch, from the personalist perspective of Dostoevsky. His confutation of the Übermensch is not only a consequence of his faith; it also involves natural law and conscience, paradigms shared by everyone, regardless of whether they are believers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23753234.2017.1391672ConsequentialismÜbermenschpersonalist ethicsnatural lawconscience
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A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)
Church, Communication and Culture
Consequentialism
Übermensch
personalist ethics
natural law
conscience
title A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)
title_full A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)
title_fullStr A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)
title_full_unstemmed A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)
title_short A criminal’s confession: comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment (F. Dostoevsky)
title_sort criminal s confession comparing rival ethics in crime and punishment f dostoevsky
topic Consequentialism
Übermensch
personalist ethics
natural law
conscience
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