a question about nihilism
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Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing) is a philosophical position that argues that existence is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Nihilists generally assert that objective morality does not exist, and that no action is logically preferable to any other in regard to the moral value of one action over another. Nihilists that argue that there is no objective morality may claim that existence has no intrinsic higher meaning or goal. They may also claim that there is no reasonable proof or argument for the existence of a higher ruler or creator, or posit that even if higher rulers or creators exist, humanity has no moral obligation to worship them.
The term nihilism is sometimes used synonymously with anomie to denote a general mood of despair at the pointlessness of existence.[1] Movements such as Dada, Futurism,[2] and deconstructionism,[3] among others, have been identified by commentators as “nihilistic” at various times in various contexts. Often this means or is meant to imply that the beliefs of the accuser are more substantial or truthful, whereas the beliefs of the accused are nihilistic, and thereby comparatively amount to nothing (or are simply claimed to be destructively amoralistic).
Nihilism is also a characteristic that has been ascribed to time periods: for example, Jean Baudrillard and others have called postmodernity a nihilistic epoch,[4] and some Christian theologians and figures of religious authority have asserted that postmodernity[5] and many aspects of modernity[3] represent the rejection of God, and therefore are nihilistic.
Question:
Does Nihilism has its intrinsic value or quality? If it does, it is not Nihilism at all.
Here lies the self-reflexive contradiction of post-modernism.
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
nihilism is the post-modern shadow
without the ability to honor hierarchy
or make value judgments
extreme pm leads to narcissism and nihilism
oy vay!
November 15th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
to find value within the self is always a hard nut to crack…
religion politics education ubringing etc.
using nihilsm in one sentence as a philosofical and as a judgemental
value is making the point only slightly more difficult to understand
vaya con dios