Existentialism: Fyodor Dostoevsky “The Grand Inquisitor“ (Brothers Karamazov)

In this lecture, I explore some of the key themes, the character, and the narrative of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Grand Inquisitor“ chapter of The Brothers Karamazov. I focus in particular on different understandings of human happiness, the temptations the Devil gave to Christ in the desert, and the range of human goods, showing how the Inquisitor, and perhaps also Ivan, misunderstood Love and Freedom