Nihilism has precipitated the greatest crisis in human history In the 20th century, nihilistic themes--epistemological failure, value destruction, and cosmic purposelessness--have preoccupied artists, social critics, and philosophers
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Mid-century, the existentialists helped popularize tenets of nihilism in their attempts to blunt its destructive potential. By the end of the century, existential despair as a response to nihilism gave way to an attitude of indifference, often associated with antifoundationalism
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As Nietzsche predicted, nihilism's impact on the culture and values of the 20th century has been pervasive, its apocalyptic tenor spawning a mood of gloom and a good deal of anxiety, anger, and terror.
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Nietzsche believed we could--at a terrible price--eventually work through nihilism. If we survived the process of destroying all interpretations of the world, we could then perhaps discover the correct course for humankind
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By rejecting man's spiritual essence in favor of a solely materialistic one, nihilists denounced God and religious authority as antithetical to freedom
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He was right, as usual.
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In this Nietzsche was correct. The "G0d is dead" thing not so much tho
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“God is dead” From a certain point of view, he’s right though.
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I can't think of a better example of human hopelessness than "God is Dead". Unlike most atheist who celebrate their liberation from theology, Nietzsche lamented it. Finally, one of the first celebrated fathers of atheism committed suicide.
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