Teoliterária: Revista Brasileira de Literaturas e Teologias (Apr 2015)

Anomy in Dostoiévski: denial of references

  • Flávio Honório da Silva

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 176 – 187

Abstract

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The paper aims to reflect about the concept of anomy in Notes from Underground from Dostoievski analyzing the exacerbated individualism, constant dissatisfaction, a ethical and moral vacuum triggered by exercise of the ratio between other elements that can be understood as a social sin. In a theological approach the paper want to draw a parallel between the anomy as social sin and the consciousness of social sin as open to salvation trough love.Keywords: Anomie, social sin, nihilism, God