Rationalism, Positivism and Pragmatism as the Nutrient Medium for the Formation of the Criminal Plan of Raskolnikov

Authors

  • Boris Tarasov Maxim Gorky Literature Institute

Keywords:

rationalism, positivism, pragmatism, Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky

Abstract

The article considers a diminished image of a person as a perfected animal, stemming from the reductionist conclusions of positivistic science, which became the object of Dostoevsky’s close attention during his work on “Crime and Punishment” and constitutes an important part of the ideological and aesthetic context of many of his works. The article reveals the connection of this image with the egocentric origins of human nature, the spiritual processes and emotional-volitional impulses which are beyond the competence of vulgar scientism and, at the same time, influence the formation of its methodology and the contradictory unity of various motives in the maturation of Raskolnikov’s criminal plan.

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Published

2017-11-30

How to Cite

Tarasov, B. (2017). Rationalism, Positivism and Pragmatism as the Nutrient Medium for the Formation of the Criminal Plan of Raskolnikov. Mundo Eslavo, (16), 262–272. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/meslav/article/view/17603

Issue

No. 16 (2017)

Section

150º aniversario de la publicación de la obra “Crimen y castigo” de Dostoievski

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