Democracy by Dostoyevskii: Morality and Civility in Politics

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Beaman A&B

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28-9-2012 2:00 PM

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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.

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Sep 28th, 2:00 PM

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.