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I.A. Krylov’s “Fables” in F.M. Dostoevsky’s Novel The Idiot [PDF]
The article explores the presence of I.A. Krylov’s “Fables” as a book within a book in F.M. Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot, making the first approaches to the development of the topic “Dostoevsky and Krylov,” which practically did not attract the attention
Nikolay N. Podosokorsky
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Nikolay Karamzin’s History in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Novel The Idiot [PDF]
The article explores the influence of Nikolay Karamzin’s History of the Russian State (1818–1829) on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot (1868–1869). Karamzin’s historical and literary work significantly shaped Dostoevsky’s worldview from childhood and ...
Nikolay N. Podosokorsky
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Abstract Bin Kimura (1931–2021), the Japanese anthropological psychopathologist and philosopher, attached importance to clinical impressions at psychiatric consultations in order to diagnose mental diseases precisely, and thus proposed his original theory of time structure.
Shun'ichi Noma
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Masks of Folly: Portrait of the Idiot [PDF]
Masks of Folly: Portrait of the Idiot is an MFA thesis exhibit by Grace An that creates a portrait of the Idiot or, fool. The Idiot is an exception, one who interrupts and blurs boundaries in the refusal of rationality. Using folly and profanation to ask
An, Grace
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Adaptation, Activism, and the Looming Climate Disaster†
Abstract It is likely that the process of global climate change will continue to accelerate. There is a lack of political will to confront the problem and the consequences for humanity — including widespread suffering and institutional destabilization — will be disastrous. How should educators respond to a catastrophic future?
Bryan R. Warnick
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In this paper, I will examine a number of treatments of the notion of “the idiot” (along the way touching on some satellite concepts such as event, cosmopolitics, process, the virtual) in order to explore the potential uses of the idiot in the ‘doings ...
Michael, Mike
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Der Dichter als Idiot – Zur Poetik des Außenseiters in Botho Strauß’ «Lichter des Toren»
Being an idiot isn’t that bad. Although persons who are called idiots live a life on the margins of society, they possess a special gift of insight and sensitivity, as well as a knowledge of hidden truths and experiences.
Bernhard Winkler
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Head identification in binominal constructions
Determining the head of complex noun phrases is in general not an easy task in Portuguese. In the case of uma garrafa de vinho ‘a bottle of wine’, in combination with quebrou-se ‘broke’ or derramou ‘spilled’, it is the selection restrictions of the verb ...
Roberto Gomes Camacho +1 more
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“It’s All One Big Fantasy”: The Critique of Modernity in Dostoevsky’s Novel The Idiot [PDF]
The opposition between Europe and Russia runs through Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot, culminating in Mme Epanchina’s declaration that both Europe and the Russians who travel to Europe are “one big fantasy” [Dostoevsky, 2002, p. 615].
Katya Jordan
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Insults according to notions of intelligence: Perspectives from education and newsmedia
Abstract Background The terms idiot, imbecile, and moron are generally associated with notions of intelligence, having served both scientific and mundane roles across cultural‐historical contexts and in many different countries. This study seeks to explore the degree to which the use of these terms is an everyday part of our lives and to map out the ...
Jonathan Rix
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