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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Nietzsche argued that its corrosive effects would eventually destroy all moral, religious, and metaphysical convictions
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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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I'm excited to see this discussion.
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