LISTEN, ALYOSHA The Grand Inquisitor "EVEN this must have a preface- that is, a literary preface," laughed Ivan, "and I am a poor hand at making one. You see, my action takes place in the sixteenth century, and at that time, as you probably learnt at school, it was customary in poetry to bring down … Continue reading Nietzsche and Dostoevsky are the Philosophers to Watch This Season. Nietzsche set the Agenda and Mapped it All Out Before Losing His Mind, And Dostoevsky Clearly Delineated Why Man is 100% Morally Justified in Murdering God, Although the Matter of Salvation Then Falls Squarely In Our Own, All Too Human Hands