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Winter Notes on Summer Impressions

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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But the problem with that kind of thinking i suppose too is that this is dostoyevsky raised this in notes from underground it's a great short book and he created short.
Jordan Peterson · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Mar 2021 Listen at 52:37

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Winter Notes on Summer Impressions is a travel memoir by Fyodor Dostoyevsky reflecting on his first trip to Western Europe in the summer of 1862, where he observed the social and political conditions of England and France. On an episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von published on March 11, 2021, titled Dr. Jordan Peterson | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #328, guest Jordan Peterson discussed the book during a conversation. Although the transcript contains a brief conflation with another of the author's works regarding the origins of underground thought, Jordan Peterson referenced the publication as a great short book created by Dostoyevsky, explicitly bringing it up to highlight the profound intellectual problems raised by the writer. Listeners interested in classic Russian literature and nineteenth-century European social critique often look to these insightful travel reflections for a deeper understanding of Dostoyevsky's broader philosophical worldview, which continues to influence modern discussions about culture, individualism, and society.

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“but the problem with that kind of thinking i suppose too is that this is dostoyevsky raised this in notes from underground it's a great short book and he created short”

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“Wegner was directly inspired by a moment from Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 'Winter Notes on Summer Impressions,' one of his non-fiction pieces. Dostoevsky writes, 'Try to pose for yourself this task, not to think of a polar bear, and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.' Wegner was intrigued by this idea, prompting him”

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