EXISTENTIAL THEMES IN DOSTOYEVSKY’S NOVEL

Problem of existence is one of the areas philosophers have worked on it during the history ofthought. Because, there none of the creatures except humankind have the potential of existence. When it comes to humankind, both importance and greatness of the problem can be easily understood. Of course, it is possible to talk about the philosophers who handled the history of thought during the history and each philosopher when handling this analyzed it according to their own era’s soul. When the 19. Century arrived, we see that the problem handled both intensely and in a detailed way. And the leading figure handled this problem on his time is Dostoyevsky. Because, Dostoyevsky is one of the precious philosophers who worked on existentialist themes on literature. Using this problem on literature effectively, Dostoyevsky at the same time left a big effect on the other representatives of existentialist movement also known as ‘human philosophy’.