Do people truly understand what nihilism is? : r Absurdism - Reddit Nihilism may be described as the belief that life has no value, although I think this is not a total, precise description Nihilism comes from the Latin word "nihil", which means "nothing" What it truly means is the belief that nothing has objective meaning, it's a negation of objectivity altogether
ELI5:What is the most accurate meaning of Nihilism? - Reddit Nihilism can mean the belief that values are meaningless ideas It can also mean the belief that nothing has any meaning or purpose In fact, there are many different beliefs that can be called nihilism The German thinker Friedrich Nietzsche wrote many things about nihilism What he wrote is often called the most important explanation of nihilism
Nihilism: Is it a good or bad thing? : r nihilism - Reddit The concept that somehow nihilism is "bad" (especially moral nihilism) is arguing the point outside of a nihilistic standpoint In a super oversimplified way of saying it: who cares if it's good or bad? What you're speaking of is the concept of depression caused by nihilism rather than optimism caused by nihilism
Have I misunderstood Everything Everywhere All At Once? Nihilism and . . . I think I mistake nihilism for a complete shedding of responsibility and conviction Which can be true as said by Joy in an earlier scene at the bar However like you and many other great people in this thread have pointed out, there is another side to this worldview where personal conviction and responsibility is everything Reply reply
Why is Nietzsche considered to be a nihilist? - Reddit He's clear that nihilism isn't something to embrace but to deal with and ideally overcome Careless, selective, or ideologically-driven readings of Nietzsche construe him a a "nihilist"
How do you overcome nihilism? : r philosophy - Reddit How do you overcome nihilism? Sixteen years ago, I found myself at a crossroads My old ideals, Christianity and the sort of modern liberalism most conducive to European social democracy, no longer meant anything to me For a while, I didn't believe in anything or think anything was worth believing in Long story short, I became a nihilist
How is existentialism different than Nihilism? - Reddit It is well within the realm of nihilism to chose those paths for yourself and find meaning in them I've seen the terms "positive nihilism" and "negative nihilism" thrown around, with positive nihilism being closer to existentialism And negative nihilism being closer to the average perception of nihilism as a whole
Nihilism: the risk of nihilism is that it alienates us from . . . - Reddit Nihilism is a rejection of arbitrary and external sources of meaning It's step 1 Eventually you begin to look inwards and realize that the idea of nothing having meaning is effectively equivalent to literally everything having meaning All truths are but half truths All paradoxes are true You begin to see the magnificent beauty of creation and your own existence reflected in the smallest
What Nihilism is and the how to living with it : r nihilism - Reddit There are so many discussions on here about defining Nihilism it gets beyond confusing Definition of Nihilism Nihilism holds that things and life have no inherent meaning That's what Nihilism is It isn't anything but this It's about everything being meaningless: a big nothingness What Nihilism does in terms of reducing everything to meaninglessness, is effectively destroys many of the