philosophy
an epic account of an equally epic legend
the grand inquisitor fyodor dostoevsky
by Daniel t. Gomes
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ew novels have chapters so rich and impacting they can stand apart from the rest of the book, yet this is precisely what has happened with the story of “The Grand Inquisitor,” from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final novel, The Brothers Karamazov. In a shocking, unapologetic tale, Dostoevsky expounds on one of the most baffling questions ever put forth: “What would happen if Christ came back to earth?” The last book of famous Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, was able to both fascinate and influence some of the greatest minds of modern
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history, from Einstein to Freud and to Camus. Its thought-provoking plot surrounding a dysfunctional family’s reunion and its consequences, together with the philosophical themes
