Twentieth-Century Existentialists Drew from Fyodor Dostoevsky

question 24

Multiple Choice

Twentieth-century existentialists drew from Fyodor Dostoevsky

• A) an aversion to the Western tradition.
• B) a person's need for a simultaneous revolt against established norms and his search for meaning.
• C) a deep love for the mysticism at the heart of Orthodox Christianity.
• D) the conviction that existential absurdity is cured by spiritual nihilism.
• E) the conclusion that freedom of choice is an incomparable source of deeply spiritual joy.

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