Nihilism (disambiguation)
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Nihilism may refer to
- NihilismNihilismNihilism 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...
, a philosophical position which argues that Being is without objective meaning, purpose, truth, or value. - Nihilist movementNihilist movementThe Nihilist movement was a Russian movement in the 1860s which rejected all authorities. It is derived from the Latin word "nihil", which means "nothing"...
, a cultural movement in 1860s Russia - Mereological nihilismMereological nihilismMereological nihilism is the position that objects with proper parts do not exist , and only basic building blocks without parts exist...
, disbelief in parts and wholes - Metaphysical nihilismMetaphysical nihilismMetaphysical nihilism is the philosophical theory that there might have been no objects at all, i.e. that there is a possible world in which there are no objects at all; or at least that there might have been no concrete objects at all, so even if every possible world contains some objects, there...
, disbelief in objects - Epistemological nihilism, disbelief in knowledge
- Moral nihilismMoral nihilismMoral nihilism is the meta-ethical view that nothing is moral or immoral. For example, a moral nihilist would say that killing someone, for whatever reason, is neither inherently right nor inherently wrong...
, disbelief in objective moral facts - A concept in the philosophy of Friedrich NietzschePhilosophy of Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche developed his philosophy during the late 19th century amid growing criticism of G. W. F. Hegel's philosophic system.Nietzsche owed the awakening of his philosophical interest to reading Arthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung and admitted that Schopenhauer was...