• Nihilism (/ˈnaɪ(h)ɪlɪzəm, ˈniː-/; from Latin nihil 'nothing') is a family of views within philosophy that rejects generally accepted or fundamental aspects...
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  • Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no objective meaning or purpose. The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored...
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  • Existential nihilism, the theory that life has no meaning Mereological nihilism, disbelief in objects with proper parts Metaphysical nihilism, the belief...
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  • in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anti-nihilism may refer to: An opposition to the philosophy of nihilism Trivialism, the theory of logic that all propositions...
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  • Moral nihilism (also called ethical nihilism) is the meta-ethical view that nothing is morally right or morally wrong and that morality doesn't exist....
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  • The paradox of nihilism is a family of paradoxes regarding the philosophical implications of nihilism, particularly situations contesting nihilist perspectives...
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    which the broader philosophy of nihilism originated. In Russian, the word nigilizm (Russian: нигилизм; meaning 'nihilism', from Latin nihil 'nothing') came...
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  • Historical nihilism (Chinese: 历史虚无主义; pinyin: Lìshǐ xūwú zhǔyì) is a term used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and some scholars in China to describe...
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  • In philosophy, mereological nihilism (also called compositional nihilism) is the metaphysical thesis that there are no objects with proper parts. Equivalently...
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    Therapeutic nihilism is a contention that it is impossible to cure people or societies of their ills through treatment. In medicine, it was connected to...
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  • Legal nihilism is negative attitude toward law. Legal nihilism is "an erosion of the belief in law as a beneficial institution of societal organization...
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  • Libertarianism (from French: libertaire, itself from the Latin: libertas, lit. 'freedom') is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value...
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    Friedrich Nietzsche (category Philosophers of nihilism)
    life in response to both the "death of God" and the profound crisis of nihilism; the notion of Apollonian and Dionysian forces; and a characterisation...
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  • Metaphysical nihilism is the philosophical theory that there might have been no objects at all—that is, that there is a possible world in which there are...
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  • all normative or ethical judgement." Stirner's nihilism may instead be understood as cosmic nihilism. Likewise, both normative and descriptive theories...
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    Anti-patriotism is the ideology that opposes patriotism; it usually refers to those with cosmopolitan views and is usually of an internationalist and anti-nationalist...
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  • defends what Michael Austin, Paul Ennis, Fabio Gironi term as transcendental nihilism. He maintains that philosophy has avoided the traumatic idea of extinction...
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  • moral truths, error theory entails moral nihilism and, thus, moral skepticism; however, neither moral nihilism nor moral skepticism conversely entail error...
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  • No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical is an album by the band Showbread. A music video was made for the song "Mouth Like A Magazine". All songs written by...
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    Optimism (redirect from Optimistic nihilism)
    Optimism is an attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and...
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    Absurdism (category Nihilism)
    possibility of finding or creating meaning in one's life. Absurdism and nihilism share the belief that life is meaningless, but absurdists do not treat...
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    field of Early Christianity and Christian Theology, respectively. Although nihilism and existentialism are distinct philosophies, they are often confused with...
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    Press. pp. 175–192. Pratt, Alan. "Nihilism". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 25 January 2022. "nihilism". www.britannica.com. 14 August 2023...
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    Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Particularism Relativism Nihilism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism...
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  • simpler view than van Inwagen's: mereological nihilism, the view that only material simples exist. If nihilism is necessarily true, then gunk is impossible...
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  • Misogyny, Cultural Nihilism & Oppositional Politics: Contemporary Chinese Experimental Fiction is a non-fiction book by Lu Tonglin, published in 1995 by...
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  • demanding the validity of basic beliefs.[citation needed] Epistemological nihilism rejects the possibility of human knowledge, but not necessarily knowledge...
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    modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism Scientific Therapeutic nihilism Fringe medicine and science Acupressure Acupuncture Alkaline diet Anthroposophic...
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    Trivialism (redirect from Logical nihilism)
    logical nihilism): All propositions do not have a value of true or false at some world. (AT7) Absolute anti-trivialism (or maximal logical nihilism): All...
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  • quite the contrary, but they saw otherwise and, what's more, saw traces of nihilism ... I took it back, and this revision of a large chapter cost me at least...
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