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Nihilism is often associated with the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who provided a detailed diagnosis of nihilism as a widespread phenomenon of Western culture. Though the notion appears frequently throughout Nietzsche's work, he uses the term in a variety of ways, with different meanings and connotations.
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;
James Phillip Frank Tartaglia (born 29 October 1973) is a British philosopher who defends metaphysical idealism and existential nihilism, as well as a jazz saxophonist whose "jazz-philosophy fusion" combines jazz music with philosophical ideas.
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".
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, [149] he still commended him for recognising psychological motives behind Kant and Hume's moral philosophy: [150]
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 ...
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, USA. [ 2 ] Challenging the ancient tradition that philosophy begins in wonder, Critchley argues that philosophy begins in disappointment. [ 3 ]
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 ...