... existence of superior beings that possess the right and the power to transgress moral and written law to ultimately meet their means, eventually drives him to commit the crime and test his theory. After the crime, Raskolnikov is continually tortured by his conscience and realizes that he is not a superior being as he thought but rather a common simpleton - a realization that he ... of the murder and his conscience is riddled with guilt. This "sickness" lasts for several weeks, and is never resolved throughout the novel until he confesses his guilt and his love for Sonia. Raskolnikov com...

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... existence of superior beings that possess the right and the power to transgress moral and written law to ultimately meet their means, eventually drives him to commit the crime and test his theory. After the crime, Raskolnikov is continually tortured by his conscience and realizes that he is not a superior being as he thought but rather a common simpleton - a realization that he ... of the murder and his conscience is riddled with guilt. This "sickness" lasts for several weeks, and is never resolved throughout the novel until he confesses his guilt and his love for Sonia. Raskolnikov com...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... in order to prevent himself from feeling guilt, the prevention of guilt was a by product of saving the pigs. Perhaps the largest problem with psychological egoism is the inability to test it. I would say that psychological egoism is estimable for its simplicity since much of what we do IS motivated by self-interest, but it is impossible to say that all ... of our behaviors can be derived from this single motive. We can be driven into acting by all sorts of motives: curiosity, love, hate, revenge, greed, etc. Suppose I were to do something self-destructive out of revenge my motivation be...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate