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- Do people truly understand what nihilism is? : r Absurdism - Reddit
Nihilism may be described as the belief that life has no value, although I think this is not a total, precise description Nihilism comes from the Latin word "nihil", which means "nothing" What it truly means is the belief that nothing has objective meaning, it's a negation of objectivity altogether
- ELI5:What is the most accurate meaning of Nihilism? - Reddit
Nihilism can mean the belief that values are meaningless ideas It can also mean the belief that nothing has any meaning or purpose In fact, there are many different beliefs that can be called nihilism The German thinker Friedrich Nietzsche wrote many things about nihilism What he wrote is often called the most important explanation of nihilism
- Nihilism: Is it a good or bad thing? : r nihilism - Reddit
The concept that somehow nihilism is "bad" (especially moral nihilism) is arguing the point outside of a nihilistic standpoint In a super oversimplified way of saying it: who cares if it's good or bad? What you're speaking of is the concept of depression caused by nihilism rather than optimism caused by nihilism
- How do you overcome nihilism? : r philosophy - Reddit
How do you overcome nihilism? Sixteen years ago, I found myself at a crossroads My old ideals, Christianity and the sort of modern liberalism most conducive to European social democracy, no longer meant anything to me For a while, I didn't believe in anything or think anything was worth believing in Long story short, I became a nihilist
- Why is Nietzsche considered to be a nihilist? - Reddit
He's clear that nihilism isn't something to embrace but to deal with and ideally overcome Careless, selective, or ideologically-driven readings of Nietzsche construe him a a "nihilist"
- How is existentialism different than Nihilism? - Reddit
Existentialists have classically been opposed to nihilism It is a reaction against nihilism, either in the form of secularised religious faith or the "God-sickness" of post-Holocaust secularity Anyone saying existentialism is a form of nihilism is another member of the group of people here whose knowledge about the topic extends to its name
- What are your thoughts on this? : r nihilism - Reddit
Both Nihilism is the realization of a basic core truth, not a philosophy Left is an optimist absurdist, right is existentialist
- What is the opposite of nihilism? : r askphilosophy - Reddit
Well, since Nihilism is the belief that either nothing exists or that at least the things that exisist don't matter, I would say that the opposite, going by the philosophical spectrum, would be objectivism or realism, since they claim that things exist ontologically, that there is objective truth and that there are objectively good and bad behaviours
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