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German ''Nihilismus'', from [[Latin]] ''nihil'' nothing | German ''Nihilismus'', from [[Latin]] ''nihil'' nothing | ||
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*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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'''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. | ||
| − | The term ''nihilism'' is sometimes used in association with [ | + | 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]]. |
| − | ''Nihilism'' is also a characteristic that has been ascribed to time periods: for example, [ | + | ''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] |
[[Category: Philosophy]] | [[Category: Philosophy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:22, 13 December 2020
Origin
German Nihilismus, from Latin nihil nothing
Definitions
- 1a : a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
- 2a : a doctrine or belief that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake independent of any constructive program or possibility
- b capitalized : the program of a 19th century Russian party advocating revolutionary reform and using terrorism and assassination
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.
The term nihilism is sometimes used in association with 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 Futurism and deconstruction, among others, have been identified by commentators as "nihilistic" at various times in various contexts.
Nihilism is also a characteristic that has been ascribed to time periods: for example, Jean Baudrillard and others have called postmodernity a nihilistic epoch, and some Christian theologians and figures of religious authority have asserted that postmodernity and many aspects of modernity represent a rejection of theism, and that rejection of their theistic doctrine entails nihilism.[1]
