A defence of nihilism
by Llanera, Tracy, Tartaglia, James
fromRoutledge focus on philosophy
Much Ado About Nothing -- A Brief History Of Nihilism -- Nil Desperandum -- Nihil Sine Deo -- Revaluating Nihilism. "This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism. The authors argue that the concept of nihilism has been employed pejoratively by almost all philosophers an…
A defence of nihilism
by Llanera, Tracy, Tartaglia, James
fromRoutledge focus on philosophy
"This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism. The authors argue that the concept of nihilism has been employed pejoratively by almost all philosophers and religious leaders to indicate a widespread cultural crisis of truth, meaning, or morals. Many religious believers t…
A defence of nihilism
by Llanera, Tracy, Tartaglia, James
fromRoutledge focus on philosophy
"This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism. The authors argue that the concept of nihilism has been employed pejoratively by almost all philosophers and religious leaders to indicate a widespread cultural crisis of truth, meaning, or morals. Many religious believers t…
This volume brings together essays by different generations of Italian thinkers which address, whether in affirmative, problematizing or genealogical registers, the entanglement of philosophical speculation and political proposition within recent Italian thought. Nihilism and bi…
The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rortys writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome. Instead, nihilism should be …
The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rortys writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome. Instead, nihilism should be …
Nietzsche is perhaps best known for his diagnosis of the problem of nihilism. Though his elaborations on this diagnosis often include descriptions of certain beliefs characteristic of the nihilist (such as beliefs in the meaninglessness or worthlessness of existence), he just as…