Yes, such instances do exist yet they are outliers. I'm skeptical over how definitely can we apply these instances into broader life. But I'm interested in nihilism as a pillar for civilization, what are such instances?
-
-
Wouldn't the pursuit of pleasure be a personal meaning then?
-
If you give so broad a definition to "meaning" & "nihilism" then nihilism simply ceases to exist, as deciding not to believe in meaning becomes a personal meaning. I think we have to define nihilism from the ground up, using biological drives. Nihilism is that which lessens man.
-
Any idea whose pursuit over time would result in the deterioration of man as a biological entity, ought to be termed "nihilistic" - the bodily integrity of man was endangered by christianity, we still haven't fully recovered from that blow.
-
Under that definition, it makes sense. I think nihilism as a self-label is so mainstream because it has a vague definition, hence my first few tweets where I admitted to thinking that involuntary actions overrode it.
-
In the end, I'm still unconvinced that the deterioration of man is devoid of any meaning to mankind. Yet I think further pursuits of what is and isn't nihilistic would just lead to semantics.
-
Perhaps it's best to abandon the idea of nihilism as we currently view it and create other more specific terms which address situations as they are rather than attempting to broadly blanket over reality.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.