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Philosophy for All · Nov 2, 2025 · 15 min

How to Read Dostoevsky: Understanding Polyphony

Send us Fan Mail One of the great contributions to Dostoevsky and literary scholarship was Mikhail Bakhtin's work The Problem of Dostoevsky's Poetics. In this video, I build on this book showing how to understand Dostoevsky through a polyphonic lens and what this means for readers of his works. Understanding polyphony prevents simple oversimplifications of Dostoevsky's views. Support the show -------------------------- If you would want to support the channel and what I am doing, please follow me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/christianityforall Where else to find Josh Yen: Philosophy YT: https://bit.ly/philforall Education: https://bit.ly/joshyen Buisness: https://bit.ly/logosedu My Website: https://joshuajwyen.com/

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One of the great contributions to Dostoevsky and literary scholarship was Mikhail Bakhtin's work The Problem of Dostoevsky's Poetics. In this video, I build on this book showing how to understand Dostoevsky through a polyphonic lens and what this means for readers of his works. Understanding polyphony prevents simple oversimplifications of Dostoevsky's views.

Support the show

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If you would want to support the channel and what I am doing, please follow me on Patreon:

www.patreon.com/christianityforall

Where else to find Josh Yen:

Philosophy YT: https://bit.ly/philforall
Education: https://bit.ly/joshyen
Buisness: https://bit.ly/logosedu
My Website: https://joshuajwyen.com/

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