The philosophical ideas of N. G. Chernyshevsky
Journal: cIRcle (University of British Columbia)
Year: 2010

This thesis deals with three major works by N.G. Chernyshevsky: his first novel, "What Is To Be Done?", and his two philosophical essays, "The Anthropological Principle in Philosophy" and "The Aesthetic Relation of Art to Reality." Chernyshevsky's text is closely examined to present a fair cross-section of his arguments and the manner in which they are formulated, and to point our their shortcomings. "What Is To Be Done?", although written as a form of fiction, lacks psychological intricacies. T