Philosophy Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche

In his works, Dostoyevsky explores the human need to find something that everyone can believe in and worship. He believes that people are always searching for something that is indisputable and irrefutable, so that everyone can accept and collectively worship it. This need for collective belief leads not only to pain and suffering in people’s individuality, but also to violence and bloody wars between different societies. In fact, Dostoevsky believes that this need for collective affirmation has led to people threatening each other and waging wars to force others to accept their gods and specific beliefs. History is full of such wars and conflicts in which people say to each other: “If your beliefs are different, you and your gods must be destroyed!”

Nietzsche also emphasizes that each person has created their own god in their own way. He sees this phenomenon as structures based on the individual’s will to power and influence. Nietzsche believes that every person strives to create a personal god that is a reflection of their desires and inner needs. In this context, he speaks of enmity among the gods and says that no enmity is more dangerous than enmity among gods. These enmities arise because people impose their religious beliefs on others and use every means to humiliate and destroy dissenting beliefs. Nietzsche considers these religious enmities to be one of the most heinous and dangerous forms of enmities, as they can lead to cruelty and intense violence.

In the end, both philosophers point out the negative effects of collective and individual beliefs and show how these beliefs can lead to suffering, conflict and strife among people. Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche each dealt with the complexities of humans dealing with religious powers from a different perspective, emphasizing the importance of free thought and the refusal to impose religious beliefs on others.