I am a little behind on my reading in Crime and Punishment because of a video game, but that is all over now. I have resumed reading at my regular rate.
Two times now Razumihin has had discussions about politics. (He is the best friend of the main character. I say this only because of his kindness towards him, not because the main character has any friends.) The first discussion was with the fiance that I mentioned before. The fiance was of a mind that the best way to live was to do everything for yourself. In doing this there would be maximum benifit to the entire community. I would not have know that this discussion was about politics (perhaps it is more about philosophy) except in the movie Beautiful Mind the gladiator makes a theory that contradicts the theory that the fiance is espousing in this book. In Beautiful Mind he says that all things should be done for the individual and the community for maximum benifit. This is the sum of my knowledge on this subject.
The second discussion Razumihin had while he was drunk. His idiot friends thought that all individualism needed to be erased and that everyone should be the same, to the point of denying their own nature.Â
Razumihin heatedly contradicts both of these views. In my understanding of the book Razumihin is the source of true wisdom and love so he would be the most fit to carry the authors opinion on the subject. Unfortunatly, I am so deficient in this area of knowledge that I am not sure what anyone is talking about. If anyone has any notes of clarification, or an online article I can read about these political philosophies (if indeed that is what they are) that would help.