CONCLUSION : ANSWER

The Nature of Things

Essential Question:

How Did Late 19th Century Intellectuals View

The Unconscious Mind And Its Grasp On The Conscious Mind And A Person’s Actions?

Main Points:

-Dostoevsky believes that a crime will almost always come with

psychological consequences.

-Dostoevsky believed that critical, yet minor events can drive the paranoid, conscious mind to rationalize theories that are far from the truth.

-Dostoevsky believes that it is nearly impossible to prevent insanity when one commits a crime; both the subconscious and conscious minds intertwine.

-Dostoevsky believes that when the subconscious mind overrules the conscious mind, drastic and illogical actions can be taken, because, when there is no common sense, there are no limits to a man’s actions. His action were nothing, but mechanical.

-Dostoevsky believes that the environment of an individual drives the motives of the unconscious mind, when the conscious mind has narrow motives due to limitations caused by moral values

Late 19th century intellectuals, such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, viewed the subconscious mind or unconscious mind as the dominant structure of the mind due to its massive effects on an individual who has lost their hold on their conscious mind. They believed that the conscious mind was their only means of defense from a chaotic, lawless society. The unconscious mind, though dominant, has drastic consequences to the overall state of mind in an individual and causes detrimental effects.