Nietzsche vs Dostoevsky: Goodness vs Greatness

I really enjoyed making this video. Dostoevsky and Nietzsche are two of my favorite writers. Who do you want me to compare next? Leave a comment below. My video on Nietzsche's core philosophy: https://youtu.be/hBMVlpMHj2g Dostoevsky videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyKyeehuJVIHt5RkSYxpS2O…

Fun fact: Edvard Munch made that painting of Nietzsche in the same colours as of the famous "Scream". When Munch died(in his bed), they found the book Demons by Dostoevsky on his night table.

Nietzsche says that goodness is irrelevant, but Dostoevskij never says that greatness is irrelevant. Dostoevskij will forever remain my favourite.

I HIGHLY recommend the MartyrMade Podcast’s episode entitled “The Underground Spirit” which compares how similar both of their lives were and the how the choices they made caused their thoughts to diverge. Absolutely incredible and helped me find my faith again.

My experiences through life have taught me that each, Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, have an important role to play: the spiritual and passionate.

Great video. I also recommend the essay entitled "Nietzche and Dostoevsky", written by Serbian bishop St. Nikolaj Velimirovic (I think that english translation could be found on the internet).

I think it is significant to add that Dostoevsky did not know that his death punishment would be changed to the 4 years of exile in Siberia right until the troopers were reading death sentence ready to shoot and got letter from emperor. Imagine that you wait for 2 month for any hope to come and eventually give up on your life at the execution day with covered face, ready to be shot, but suddenly get another chance to live... Truly divine

The most interesting thing about this is, in 26:18, Nietzsche's philosophy has a striking similarity to Raskolnikov's in Dostoevsky's book "Crime and Punishment" where he talks to Petrovich about his article "on crime" where he also separates human beings into two categories, and places the "Extraordinary" people above the rest, and compares them to Napoleon and Newton and so on. He says that these people have complete justification in their moral consciousness to stomp out the weak in order to achieve greatness for the rest of the population.

i like ninietzsche, according to me he has a realistic view of the word ,setting aside religion..passion,struggle,joy and happiness is a bonus.

I always found many of my ideas about reality in Dostoevskij's novels. Even if I really like Nietzsche's way of thinking, I feel a way stronger connection with Dostoeveskij's personality. (Sorry for my English, I'm Italian)

God was never dead to Nietzsche personally

With the deepest appreciation and respect for your channel. I have listened and grown with your wisdom of philosophy, religious divisions, sciences, histories, and great literature, languages, and and I thank you. Art, music, are the glues that hold our world together. People are only human. Human nature 101.

Both magnificent authors, each with deep philosophical meanings, but never with the absolute truth. They both hold a fragment of the solution in their works, and that is one of the main problems with society nowadays: Balance. Ideas are almost always led to the extreme due to human flaw.

This video made me tear up. The way Dostoevsky found his faith in exile is so beautiful. It makes me cry just thinking of the suffering he endured in exile, and the light he found in our Lord God. For the love of God, don’t wait until your last moments to find Christ. The love of Jesus is so fulfilling that to go without it is like going without water.

Masterpiece. I’m so drawn to this channel. I’ve listened to this video 3 times already.

Thank you. Been looking forward to a video heading down these two greats!

Here is the full video including a short part missing from the video above. https://youtu.be/xZAC2a97NJ4

This video is a masterpiece, I've read Dostoevsky one years ago, and Nietzche a little before, and I truly love the way you summarized their philosophy... One time, an angry guy shout me that these two colossus were incompatible, but, you proved he was wrong, thank you. (sorry for my bad english I'm still learning)

I find some of the paintings in the video to be absolutely great..I noticed a description for some of them in the video which I think is a great idea. Its visually informative. Thanks.

Great content, Fiction Beast. This is the first I've seen of your work. I'm gonna go watch the Tolstoy one now. This one really summarized the fundamental differences between the two men and I think you nailed it. Great insights. Thanks!