Dostoevskean Existentialism?

[Cogitus]

Dostoevsky is sometimes said to have laid out the foundations of the existentialism that Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and Heidegger later elaborated. Personally, I've read Crime and Punishment (the supposed heart of Dostoevsky's existentialist philosophy) and i can't really see the connection, especially to Nietzsche or Heidegger.

Ideas anyone?

[blazeofglory]

Dostoevsky is sometimes said to have laid out the foundations of the existentialism that Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and Heidegger later elaborated. Personally, I've read Crime and Punishment (the supposed heart of Dostoevsky's existentialist philosophy) and i can't really see the connection, especially to Nietzsche or Heidegger.

Ideas anyone?

Read Dostoevsky a little deeply and you will find his stories and novels really full of existential ideas, and I have recently read his one famous story the dream of a ridiculous man, this is a fantastic story and of course this story is really a perfect example of how the idea of existentialism proceeds.

Sartre was highly fond of his books, and indeed he was very influenced by his ideas.

[RichardHresko]

Dostoevsky is sometimes said to have laid out the foundations of the existentialism that Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and Heidegger later elaborated. Personally, I've read Crime and Punishment (the supposed heart of Dostoevsky's existentialist philosophy) and i can't really see the connection, especially to Nietzsche or Heidegger.

Ideas anyone?

Read Notes from Underground. Also, read Ivan's story on the Inquisition in Brothers Karamazov.

Bear in mind Dostoevsky rejects existentialism in favor of Christianity, and specifically Orthodox Christianity. This would put him closer to Kierkegaard than Heidigger. Nietzsche is too virulent against religion to be anything but a crypto-Christian, in my opinion. Which may explain his antipathy towards Wagner in the long run.