SKC Workshop Autumn 2025

Anisse Zemman

(University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)

The Kierkegaardian dæmonisk in Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground

Our study aims to explore the parallel between Dostoevsky's "man of the Underground" and the Kierkegaardian concept of the dæmonisk as developed in The Sickness Unto Death. This connection has been little explored, despite its potential to illustrate and deepen the reflection developed by Anti-Climacus concerning the relationship between despair and the dæmonisk, as well as between silence and solitude. By examining this intersection, we hope to contribute to a richer understanding of the dæmonisk.