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Nihilism - nīˈəlĭzəm, theory of revolution popular among Russian extremists until the fall of the czarist government (1917); the theory was given its name by Ivan Turgenev in his novel Fathers and Sons (1861). Nihilism stressed the need to destroy existing economic and social institutions, whatever the projected nature of the better order for which the

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A Genealogy of Nihilism: Philosophies of Nothing and the Difference of Theology » Read Now
by Conor Cunningham. 317 pgs.

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This text re-reads Western history in the light of nihilistic logic, which pervades two millennia of Western thought. From Parmenides to Alain Badiou, via Plotinus, Avicenna, Duns Scotus, Ockham, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Sartre, Lacan, Deleuze and Derrida, a genealogy of...
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This text re-reads Western history in the light of nihilistic logic, which pervades two millennia of Western thought. From Parmenides to Alain Badiou, via Plotinus, Avicenna, Duns Scotus, Ockham, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Sartre, Lacan, Deleuze and Derrida, a genealogy of nothingness can be witnessed in development, with devastating consequences for the way we live.
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The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism » Read Now
by Setsuko Aihara, Nishitani Keiji, Graham Parkes. 240 pgs.

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The Plain Sense of Things: The Fate of Religion in an Age of Normal Nihilism » Read Now
by James C. Edwards. 247 pgs.

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...Fate of Religion in an Age of Normal Nihilism James C. Edwards The Pennsylvania...fate of religion in an age of normal nihilism / James C. Edwards. p. cm. Includes...paper...
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Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo: Theological Reflections on Nihilism, Tragedy, and Apocalypse » Read Now
by David Toole. 334 pgs.

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Using as his backdrop Susan Sontag's staging of Act I of Waiting for Godot in war-torn Sarajevo, the author attempts to come to terms with what it means to live a dignified life in a world of suffering.
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The Death of God and the Meaning of Life » Read Now
by Julian Young. 236 pgs.

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What is the meaning of life? In the post-modern, post-religious scientific world, this question is becoming a preoccupation. But it also has a long history: many major figures in philosophy had something to say on the subject, as Julian Young so vividly illustrates in this thought-provoking...
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What is the meaning of life? In the post-modern, post-religious scientific world, this question is becoming a preoccupation. But it also has a long history: many major figures in philosophy had something to say on the subject, as Julian Young so vividly illustrates in this thought-provoking book.Part One of the book presents an historical overview of philosophers from Plato to Hegel and Marx who have believed in some sort of meaning of life, either in some supposed 'other' world or in the future of this world. Part Two looks at what happened when the traditional structures that provided life with meaning ceased to be believed. With nothing to take their place, these structures gave way to the threat of nihilism, to the appearance that life is meaningless. Julian Young looks at the responses to this threat in the work of Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Foucault and Derrida.This compelling and highly engaging exploration of fundamental values will captivate anyone who's ever asked themselves where life's meaning (if there is one) really lies. It also makes a perfect historical introduction to philosophy.
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Nihilism of John Dewey » Read Now
by Paul K. Crosser. 246 pgs.

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...THE NIHILISM OF JOHN DEWEY PAUL K. CROSSER THE NIHILISM OF JOHN DEWEY PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY NEW YORK Copyright, 1955, by Philosophical Library, Inc. 15 East 40th Street...
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Nietzsche's Genealogy: Nihilism and the Will to Knowledge » Read Now
by Randall Havas. 252 pgs.

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Culture and Self: Philosophical and Religious Perspectives, East and West (Chap. Eight "Nietzsche and Nishitani on Nihilism and Tradition") » Read Now
by Douglas Allen, Ashok Malhotra. 184 pgs.

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Traditional scholars of philosophy & religion, both East & West, often place a major emphasis on analyzing the nature of "the self." In recent decades, there has been a renewed interest in analyzing self, but most scholars have not claimed knowledge of an ahistorical, objective, essential self free...
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Traditional scholars of philosophy & religion, both East & West, often place a major emphasis on analyzing the nature of "the self." In recent decades, there has been a renewed interest in analyzing self, but most scholars have not claimed knowledge of an ahistorical, objective, essential self free from all cultural determinants. The contributors to this volume recognize the need to contextualize specific views of self & to analyze such views in terms of the dynamic, dialectical relations between self & culture.
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Foucault and Heidegger: Critical Encounters ("Heidegger and Foucault: Escaping Technological Nihilism" begins on p. 55, and "Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault: Nihilism and Beyond" begins on p. 74) » Read Now
by Alan Milchman, Alan Rosenberg. 368 pgs.

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Michel Foucault and Martin Heidegger are two of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth century, and yet there are significant, largely unexplored questions about the relationship between their projects. Foucault and Heidegger stages a crucial critical encounter between these two...
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Michel Foucault and Martin Heidegger are two of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth century, and yet there are significant, largely unexplored questions about the relationship between their projects. Foucault and Heidegger stages a crucial critical encounter between these two thinkers; in doing so, it clarifies not only the complexities of the Heidegger-Foucault relationship, but also their relevance to questions about truth and nihilism, acquiescence and resistance, and technology and agency that are central to debates in contemporary thought. These essays examine topics ranging from Heidegger's and Foucault's intellectual forebears to their respective understanding of the Enlightenment, modernity, and technology, to their conceptions of power and the political.
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Wittgenstein: Philosophy, Postmodernism, Pedagogy (Chap. 7 "Metanarratives, Nihilism, and the End of Metaphysics: Wittgenstein and Lyotard") » Read Now
by Michael Peters, James Marshall. 232 pgs.

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Peters and Marshall examine the parallels between the later Wittgenstein and French poststructuralism and investigate the direct appropriation of Wittgenstein's work by poststructuralists. They discuss the most pressing problems facing philosophy and education in the postmodern condition:...
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Peters and Marshall examine the parallels between the later Wittgenstein and French poststructuralism and investigate the direct appropriation of Wittgenstein's work by poststructuralists. They discuss the most pressing problems facing philosophy and education in the postmodern condition: ethico-political lines of inquiry after the collapse of the grand narrative, other cultures in the curriculum, and the notion of postmodern science.
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Radical Orthodoxy: A New Theology (Chap. 4 "Nihilism: Heidegger and the Grounds of Redemption") » Read Now
by John Milbank, Catherine Pickstock, Graham Ward. 286 pgs.

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Radical Orthodoxy is a new wave of theological thinking that aims to reclaim the world by situating its concerns and activities within a theological framework, re-injecting modernity with theology.This collection of papers is essential reading for anyone eager to understand religion, theology, and philosophy in a completely new light.
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Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Chap. 5 "What Is to Be Done? How to Respond to Nihilism") » Read Now
by Simon Critchley. 149 pgs.

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Simon Critchley's Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant...
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Simon Critchley's Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology by explaining their place in the Continental tradition.
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Myths of Freedom: Equality, Modern Thought, and Philosophical Radicalism (Chap. 7 "Narcissism and Nihilism") » Read Now
by Stephen L. Gardner. 200 pgs.

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