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Nihilism (/ˈnaɪ.ᵻlɪzəm/ or /ˈniː.ᵻlɪzəm/; from the Latin nihil, nothing) is a philosophical doctrine that suggests the lack of belief in one or more reputedly 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 ontological/metaphysical forms, meaning respectively that, in some aspect, knowledge is not possible, or that reality does not actually exist.
The term 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".
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 such rejection of their theistic doctrine entails nihilism.
In this introductory lecture we will look at what nihilism means, its history, and its significance in Western Civilization. ======================================================= Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2012/08/introduction-to-nihilism/ For an excellent book on nihilism, check out Donald Crosby's The Spectre of the Absurd (affiliate link): http://amzn.to/1V4RNbD Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas ====================================================== Nietzsche and Nihilism: Lecture 1: http://youtu.be/0Ajv-RrQs4o Lecture 2: http://youtu.be/D1MYqi3dyr0 Lecture 3: http://youtu.be/AO1igh1bQEY Lecture 4: http://youtu.be/rFyolMWU2pY Lecture 5: http://youtu.be/mWnmC4PaHHs Lecture 6: http://youtu.be/-_nLCZ3LKus For more lectures visit www.acade...
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After a lifetime of religious indoctrination, becoming a nihilist hasn't been easy. I'm still pretty new to it, so I'm still working through the ways I deal with the knowledge and understanding of my ultimate purposelessness. acadamyofidea's Introduction To Nihilism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ajv-RrQs4o Nihilist post on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Existentialism/comments/2gvc5w/i_feel_like_i_lose_the_meaning_more_each_day/ 5 Things That Give Me Purpose & Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDsr9Ao0rA0 Ending Sequence Music Credit: Composed and performed by Joel Nielsen http://www.joelnielsen.com/ Used with permission
This video explores the positive side of nihilism, which is usually taken to be a completely negative, repulsive phenomenon. This video integrates some Buddhist thinking, and a bit of existentialism, too. Disclaimers: I do not own any of these images, nor the background music -- especially since ownership of anything in this world is a completely illusory construct superimposed upon the radical evanescence of all things. Thank-you. The management.
Brian Leiter discusses the thought of Nietzsche at Davidson College. The truth is terrible, Nietzsche tells us. There is no God, the universe lacks any ultimate meaning or purpose, and is filled with gratuitous pointless suffering. Our only relief comes with nonexistence upon death. Even the existence of the self, free will, objective value, & absolute truth/knowledge, are wholly illusory. All forms & qualities are but mere human conventions, subjective expressions of our competing drives. The unquenchable desire for objectivity is the drive to transcend our finite bodily existence and grab hold of something universal, absolute, unchanging, and God-like. But there simply is none. So it is all too easy to become disillusioned and fall into an abyss of anguish and despair, turning away from ...
Existentialism and Nihilism are distinctly different from one another. As a matter of fact, Nietzsche who's an outstanding existentialist was against nihilism.
it's good anyway, the meaning to meaninglessness
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In this lecture we will discuss some ideas Nietzsche thought could assist those afflicted with nihilistic doubt. Specifically, we will investigate his formula 'become who you are', and look into his attempt to revalue suffering. Get the transcript: academyofideas.com/2012/11/overcoming-nihilism/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Nietzsche and Nihilism: Lecture 1: http://youtu.be/0Ajv-RrQs4o Lecture 2: http://youtu.be/D1MYqi3dyr0 Lecture 3: http://youtu.be/AO1igh1bQEY Lecture 4: http://youtu.be/rFyolMWU2pY Lecture 5: http://youtu.be/mWnmC4PaHHs Lecture 6: http://youtu.be/-_nLCZ3LKus For more lectures visit www.academyofideas.com
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Guess I lied today
I'm not gonna be OK
Not like this anyway
The words were sounding wrong
The moment you'd smiled and gone
And now I don't know how to do this anymore
I wonder if you come back home
Tell these ghosts to disappear
I wonder if you're there alone
With these lies you hold so dear
All of your lovers
All of your lovers
Can't take the place I'm in
Maybe I'm just new
To this entire show
Well, now it's really all I know
You told me what you'd do
Every single move
And now it's throwing back walls I can't see through
I wonder if you come back home
Tell these ghosts to disappear
I wonder if you're there alone
Breaking vows you hold so dear
All of your lovers
All of your lovers
Can't take the place I'm in
Where I'm always so close
Yet I'm feeling so cold
All of your lovers
All of your lovers