Posted by Dosto Freak on July 10, 19100 at 15:33:29:

In Reply to: Re: Validity of material evidence in the Brothers Karamozov posted by Joe on February 27, 19100 at 23:46:20:

I agree with you about the unreliability of material evidence. I had not considered the stench of Zossima´s corpse before, but it does make a good point. I think that Dostoevsky intended to imply that the power of the word far exceeds that of material objects. After all, it was proven in the trial of Dmitri that facts can be interpreted as "novels upon novels," but the novel that prevailed depended primarily on how the words were interpreted by the jury. I think this also points out Fyodor´s disdain for the general public. It was clear that the majority of the women were in favor of Dmitri´s acquital, while the men were inclined to see him hang. This shows that the general opinion of the public has very little to do with logic or truth; they are primarily concerned with superficial ideas and popular tastes and trends. Was the entire courtroom not persuaded by the lawyer from Moscow simply because he had a reputation of ing the lid of cases that were believed to be clean sweeps? Something to think about

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: I agree with you about the unreliability of material evidence. I had not considered the stench of Zossima´s corpse before, but it does make a good point. I think that Dostoevsky intended to imply that the power of the word far exceeds that of material objects. After all, it was proven in the trial of Dmitri that facts can be interpreted as "novels upon novels," but the novel that prevailed depended primarily on how the words were interpreted by the jury. I think this also points out Fyodor´s disdain for the general public. It was clear that the majority of the women were in favor of Dmitri´s acquital, while the men were inclined to see him hang. This shows that the general opinion of the public has very little to do with logic or truth; they are primarily concerned with superficial ideas and popular tastes and trends. Was the entire courtroom not persuaded by the lawyer from Moscow simply because he had a reputation of ing the lid of cases that were believed to be clean sweeps? Something to think about

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