The Prodigal Sons: Nietzsche & Dostoevsky
Hi everyone. Here is a talk I gave about Nietzsche and Dostoevsky at the first inaugural Novitate Conference in Washington, DC. Novitate was created by Luke Burgis to explore and celebrate the work of French scholar René Girard. Luke is the author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.
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The story of the prodigal son only gets more powerful every time I hear it. Dostoyevsky requesting that it be read on his deathbed is one of the most beautiful stories I’ve ever heard.