Democracy by Dostoyevskii: Morality and Civility in Politics
Location
Beaman A&B
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
28-9-2012 2:00 PM
Description
In The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevskii presents two tales, each of which has a lesson to teach about the role of morality and civility in politics. The first, and most well-known of these, is Ivan’s tale of the Grand Inquisitor; the second is Alexei’s recording of the life story of Elder Zosima. This presentation will explore how these tales illustrate the importance of morality and civility in politics, especially as presented in Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and Niebuhr’s The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness.
Recommended Citation
Griffith, Nathan, "Democracy by Dostoyevskii: Morality and Civility in Politics" (2012). Humanities Symposium. 7.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2012/2012/7
Democracy by Dostoyevskii: Morality and Civility in Politics
Beaman A&B
In The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevskii presents two tales, each of which has a lesson to teach about the role of morality and civility in politics. The first, and most well-known of these, is Ivan’s tale of the Grand Inquisitor; the second is Alexei’s recording of the life story of Elder Zosima. This presentation will explore how these tales illustrate the importance of morality and civility in politics, especially as presented in Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and Niebuhr’s The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Academic Lecture