How to climb out of the pit of nihilism. (Or existentialism, which is nihilism lite.) That’s a bad place to find yourself, and there is an antidote. Clear and concise (despite seemingly long table of contents). https://twitter.com/coyotespike/status/1127255586398199808 …
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Replying to @Meaningness
The advice is fine. Yes, in a literal sense, the interconnected network of meaning can enrich your life and help you through trying times. Attempting to adjust to the loss of greater meanings or fictions lost is difficult, and this helps. It is *not* contrary to existentialism.
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So the thing you hated was that it mischaracterizes existentialism, in your view?
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Replying to @Meaningness
mischaracterizes it, and the idea that they're even contrary is silly upon further reflection how much different is "find meaning in individual things" from "choose meaning"? Really, it's a classic mistake to assume that existentialism/nihilism have "life has no meaning" as...
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Replying to @Commie_sama @Meaningness
a conclusion. Sure, some people believe that and go to despair. But there are so many beliefs and philosophies that extend from that premise, and you saying that your idea is somehow against it disregards all of them
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Replying to @Meaningness
Read "existentialism is a humanism"? "The ethics of ambiguity"? You can't form legitimate arguments against philosophies, nay, ideas, that you do not understand or have done research on.
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Replying to @Commie_sama @Meaningness
although you might hesitate because yes, they're marxists ._.
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Generally I like Beauvoir a lot. Sartre, not so much. I’m not a fan of Marxism, but it’s not my problem with him...
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