![]() ![]() ![]() However, I also felt the underground man was too cynical and distrustful of humanity. I thought the book offered a brilliant portrait of that sort of mindset and how/why it comes about. I liked this idea, as I feel it can help explain the behavior of certain persons and populations who seem to engage in nonsensical action just because they don’t enjoy being told want to do (cough cough anti-maskers, trolls, incels, etc.). That point being: humans above all desire to exercise their free will, even when it goes against their own interest. To me, the underground man is a person who has become sick (by his own account) to prove a slightly dubious point. He felt that if humanity modeled its behavior to the dictates of science, it could lead to totalitarianism. I realize Fyodor was attacking utopian idealists and egoism. I know that having a basic knowledge of the political/philosophical atmosphere of 19th century Russia is key to understanding this work. I was interested in discussing it with anyone who may have read it? Anyway, here’s my take. Well, this was one depressing read (but also deeply thought-provoking and compelling). ![]()
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