In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Notes From Underground," which was written by Fyodor Dostoevsky and published in 1864.
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0:00 Dostoyevsky's Life – His Participation In A Revolutionary Political Group, Arrest, Death Sentence, Imprisonment, Gambling Addiction, And Self-Publishing
5:51 Some Of His Influences, Political Views, And Adaptations Of His Writings
7:51 Opening Thoughts On "Notes From Underground"
12:04 Beginning Of Passages From "Notes From Underground"
18:49 A Possible Nietzsche Connection
21:13 Dostoevsky Building His Characters
25:36 People Seeking Psychological States And Making Up Adventures Out Of Boredom
31:13 A Passage On Human Advantage
44:17 A Discussion Of Human Advantage
56:38 Closing