Discussing "Fathers And Sons" By Ivan Turgenev

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Fathers And Sons," which was written by Ivan Turgenev and published in 1862.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Turgenev's Life
• 3:31 Ahead Of The Bolshevik Revolution
• 7:40 "Fathers And Sons" As A Novel About Families And Times
• 9:48 The Misapplication Of Mathematical Logic To Politics And Society
• 12:39 Nihilism And Nature, The Cello, And Pushkin
• 16:50 Pro- And Anti-Establishment Unthinking
• 20:41 Nihilist Contempt For The Russian People
• 25:11 "From A Little Candle There Arose The Conflagration Of Moscow"
• 31:04 Restructuring Society To Overcome Folly And Wickedness
• 32:34 "Fathers And Sons" As Historical Data Point
• 35:15 A Personal Note