Was Dostoevsky a Slavophile? If So of What Type?

About this episode

The episode explores Dostoevsky's influence on Slavophilism and its relevance to contemporary nationalism with guest Dr. George Pattison.

Send us Fan Mail The Russian people and their destiny played an important role in Dostoevsky's works, but in the contemporary context, what does this mean for Slavophilism and other nationalistic movements? In this video, I am joined by Dr. George Pattison to discuss this question. Support the show -------------------------- If you would want to support the channel and what I am doing, please follow me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/christianityforall Where else to find Josh Yen: Philosoph...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua

Guest: Dr. George Pattison

Topics covered

• Dostoevsky
• Slavophilism
• nationalism
• Russian literature
• philosophy
• cultural identity

Keywords

• Dostoevsky
• Slavophilism
• nationalism
• Russian literature
• Dr. George Pattison
• philosophy
• cultural identity

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Books & works: Dostoevsky

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