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In criticizing the rationalism of the Kantian philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814), Friedrich Jacobi (1743–1819) was the first to coin the philosophical concept of nihilism to describe a tendency in philosophical thought that leads to a denial of existence and meaning.
Pages in category "Philosophers of nihilism" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Mikhail Bakunin;
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (German:; 25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was a German philosopher, writer and socialite. He is best known for popularizing the concept of nihilism . He promoted the idea that it is the necessary result of Enlightenment thought and the philosophical systems of Baruch Spinoza , Immanuel Kant , Johann Gottlieb Fichte ...
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre put Nietzsche in a high place in the history of philosophy. While criticising nihilism and Nietzsche together as a sign of general decay, [153] he still commended him for recognising psychological motives behind Kant and Hume's moral philosophy: [154]
Keiji Nishitani (西谷 啓治, Nishitani Keiji, February 27, 1900 – November 24, 1990) was a Japanese philosopher. He was a scholar of the Kyoto School and a disciple of Kitarō Nishida.
In the belief that 20th-century relativism, scientism, historicism, and nihilism were all implicated in the deterioration of modern society and philosophy, Strauss sought to uncover the philosophical pathways that had led to this situation. The resultant study led him to advocate a tentative return to classical political philosophy as a ...
Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no objective meaning or purpose. [1] The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored in the philosophical school of existentialism , where one can potentially create their own subjective "meaning" or "purpose".
Simon Critchley (born 27 February 1960) is an English philosopher and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York, U.S. [2] Challenging the ancient tradition that philosophy begins in wonder, Critchley argues that philosophy begins in disappointment. [3]