Literature

Freedom and Rebellion in Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov”

ABSTRACT

This conference explored the themes of liberty and responsibility in Dostoevsky's masterpiece, The Brothers Karamazov. Especially important in this exploration were Dostoevsky's views about the tensions between faith and reason and his ambivalent views on the limits of human freedom.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. New York: Everyman's Library, 1992.