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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| German ''Nihilismus'', from [[Latin]] ''nihil'' nothing | | German ''Nihilismus'', from [[Latin]] ''nihil'' nothing |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1817] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1817] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a : a [[viewpoint]] that traditional [[values]] and [[beliefs]] are unfounded and that [[existence]] is senseless and useless | | *1a : a [[viewpoint]] that traditional [[values]] and [[beliefs]] are unfounded and that [[existence]] is senseless and useless |
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| :b capitalized : the program of a 19th century Russian party advocating revolutionary [[reform]] and using [[terrorism]] and [[assassination]] | | :b capitalized : the program of a 19th century Russian party advocating revolutionary [[reform]] and using [[terrorism]] and [[assassination]] |
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− | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Materialism]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Materialism '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Materialism]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Materialism '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| '''Nihilism''' (pron.: /ˈnaɪ.ɨlɪzəm/ or /ˈniː.ɨlɪzəm/; from the [[Latin]] ''nihil'', nothing) is the philosophical [[doctrine]] suggesting the negation of one or more putatively meaningful aspects of [[life]]. Most commonly, ''nihilism'' is presented in the form of [[existential]] nihilism, which argues that life is without objective [[meaning]], [[purpose]], or intrinsic [[value]]. Moral nihilists assert that [[morality]] does not [[inherently]] exist, and that any established moral [[values]] are abstractly contrived. ''Nihilism'' can also take [[epistemological]] or metaphysical/ontological forms, meaning respectively that, in some aspect, [[knowledge]] is not possible, or that reality does not actually exist. | | '''Nihilism''' (pron.: /ˈnaɪ.ɨlɪzəm/ or /ˈniː.ɨlɪzəm/; from the [[Latin]] ''nihil'', nothing) is the philosophical [[doctrine]] suggesting the negation of one or more putatively meaningful aspects of [[life]]. Most commonly, ''nihilism'' is presented in the form of [[existential]] nihilism, which argues that life is without objective [[meaning]], [[purpose]], or intrinsic [[value]]. Moral nihilists assert that [[morality]] does not [[inherently]] exist, and that any established moral [[values]] are abstractly contrived. ''Nihilism'' can also take [[epistemological]] or metaphysical/ontological forms, meaning respectively that, in some aspect, [[knowledge]] is not possible, or that reality does not actually exist. |
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− | The term ''nihilism'' is sometimes used in association with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomie anomie] to [[explain]] the general [[mood]] of [[despair]] at a perceived pointlessness of [[existence]] that one may develop upon realising there are no [[necessary]] norms, rules, or laws. [[Movements]] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism_(art) Futurism] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction deconstruction], among others, have been identified by commentators as "nihilistic" at various times in various [[contexts]]. | + | The term ''nihilism'' is sometimes used in association with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomie anomie] to [[explain]] the general [[mood]] of [[despair]] at a perceived pointlessness of [[existence]] that one may develop upon realising there are no [[necessary]] norms, rules, or laws. [[Movements]] such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism_(art) Futurism] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction deconstruction], among others, have been identified by commentators as "nihilistic" at various times in various [[contexts]]. |
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− | ''Nihilism'' is also a characteristic that has been ascribed to time periods: for example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard Jean Baudrillard] and others have called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism postmodernity] a nihilistic [[epoch]], and some Christian theologians and figures of religious [[authority]] have asserted that postmodernity and many aspects of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernism modernity] represent a [[rejection]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theism theism], and that rejection of their theistic [[doctrine]] entails ''nihilism''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism] | + | ''Nihilism'' is also a characteristic that has been ascribed to time periods: for example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard Jean Baudrillard] and others have called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism postmodernity] a nihilistic [[epoch]], and some Christian theologians and figures of religious [[authority]] have asserted that postmodernity and many aspects of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernism modernity] represent a [[rejection]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theism theism], and that rejection of their theistic [[doctrine]] entails ''nihilism''.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism] |
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