The Annihilation of Inertia: Dostoevsky and MetaphysicsWinner of 1996 AATSEEL Outstanding Translation Award This study is an exploration of the dichotomy of faith and science as presented in the writings of the 19th-century Russian novelist Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. |
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Chapter Three The Resurrection from Inertia | 44 |
Chapter Four The Verdict of Death in The Idiot | 66 |
Chapter Seven The Dimensions of Providence | 172 |
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