REFLECTIONS ON THE SOURCES OF EVIL IN THE WORK OF F.M. DOSTOEVSKY

Abstract

The article considers a problem of origin of evil, in particular, one of the aspects of “the issue of theodicy”, which sounded in the works of F.M. Dostoevsky: if God is good, then why do innocent people suffer? F.M. Dostoevsky gives an answer to this question at pages of his works. The article is based on the works of Dostoevsky and his philosophical and theological interpretations in the works of literary critics. The author of the article concludes that the main cause of evil is by F.M. Dostoevsky the rejection of God and the idea of immortality to be man himself. Having lost touch with God, a person forgets the truth about his creation on the image and likeness of God, that is, exactly what testifies to his spiritual greatness. In addition, without a connection with God, a person does not have clear criteria for good and evil and begins to live by the rule of permissiveness, which ultimately leads to his spiritual and physical self-destruction, as well as cruelty towards other people.