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The term nihilism was first introduced to philosophy by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743–1819), who used the term to characterize rationalism, [46] and in particular Spinoza's determinism and the Aufklärung, in order to carry out a reductio ad absurdum according to which all rationalism (philosophy as criticism) reduces to nihilism—and thus ...
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".
A nihilist is person who subscribes to nihilism, the belief that existence has no objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Nihilist may also refer to: Nihilist movement, a cultural and philosophical movement in Russia from the late 19th century; The Nihilist, a 1905 film by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. Nihilist (band), a Swedish death metal band
Metaphysical nihilism, the belief that there is a possible world in which there are no concrete objects at all; Epistemological nihilism, disbelief in knowledge; Moral nihilism, disbelief in objective moral facts; Political nihilism, the rejection of the necessity of fundamental social or political structures; Nihilism may also refer to:
Also called humanocentrism. The practice, conscious or otherwise, of regarding the existence and concerns of human beings as the central fact of the universe. This is similar, but not identical, to the practice of relating all that happens in the universe to the human experience. To clarify, the first position concludes that the fact of human existence is the point of universal existence; the ...
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Philosophers of nihilism (38 P) R. Russian nihilists (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Nihilists" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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