Psychology 451 Lecture 9Outline of Last LectureI. Rene DescartesOutline of Current Lecture I. DostoevskyCurrent Lecture2/11/14- Dostoevskyo 1st artist in psychologyo Art often reveals the trials and tribulations of real peopleo Fyodor was aware of this and often was in such “gambler’s debt” that he rushed work or did projects just for moneyo His character are often “broken people” who have gained insight through pain, and whoare fighting “nihilism”: the complete disbelief in all valueso He values brotherhood, community over freedom, and individualism- Why is Dostoevsky’s story related to psychology?o mindfulnesso See the high people get from repenting Observing behaviors- Story of 3 deathso 1st death 1st death is bad boy brother who sees the light at the end Everyone is really responsible to all men for all men Doctor promises him “months and years”, but one day is enough for a man to know all the happiness there is “If I have sinned against everyone, yet all forgive me, too, and that‘s heaven. Am I not in heaven now?” Book of Job (108) Devil challenges God to let him test Job who God says is a virtuous and faithful man. Devil says perhaps, but he has never been tested “It’s the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy”- Death gives lifeo 2nd death Soldiers death with Beloved’s new husbandThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Sent to learn discipline-learned cruelty-“really to lay down life for honor of regiment, but no one of us had any knowledge of real meaning of honor”- Transformed into polished but savage creature Time changes what he remembers-“now that I know she’s married, I realize I was given clues that she was engaged for a long time” Duels husband after insulting him and assaults the servant Displaced: man brought to beating fellow creature “We’ve made life so grotesque that he must face a shot for his words to cunt, otherwise he is a coward”o 3rd death Character-serve truth by risking others contempt Conscious/ conscience is torture. You can get away with a heinous action and not be free “it’s a spiritual psychological process. To transform the world” Try to obtain riches only to die lonely We kill the things we love Man loves to see downfall of the righteous Free conscience by confession Heaven on earth = brother to all- Have we in our life lied to/sinned against those closest to us (like our family)?o If those people still talk to and spend time with us, then that is true love- How often do we see someone with a “perfect” life who really has a miserable life, we just didn’t know