01:790:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ant-Zen, Industrial Revolution
13 Sep 2016
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Set in seville at the time of the inquisition. Grand inquisitor explains that jesus"s presence is contrary to the mission of the church, and he cannot be allowed to continue. Jesus performs miracles, but then the grand inquisitor arrested him. Jesus promotes free will, the church is authority (jesus undermines the church) Jesus would say that people can choose not to be christian. Yes, he says he gives the people bread (in exchange for their freedom) He says he gave up his happiness (for the people, he claims) Gives them security (freedom is a heavy burden for the people, he removes that) They believe they are pre-political (meaning that this about religious organization) However, even if you don"t think you are political, you can still be political. Pointing out the hypocrisy and the weakness of their argument) Dostoyevsky: critiquing the catholic church and its structure.
