Study on the Changes in Dostoevsky’s “Thoughts of Loving Others”

Abstract

As one of the most important Russian writers in the 19th century, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky often praised pure and selfless love in his early works. In his later works, he focused on describing the complex relationship between human nature and religion, as well as advocating fraternity in religion. Such changes stem from his personal experience and the changing Russian society, which reflects Dostoevsky’s spiritual growth and in-depth thoughts on social reality. This paper probes into the change of Dostoevsky’s thoughts of “loving others” in his early and late periods and the corresponding reasons.