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Rejection of certain ideas about reality
Nihilism is a family of philosophical views that reject the existence of any objectively meaningful purpose, moral value, truth, or knowledge. Nihilistic
Nihilism
Theory that life has no inherent meaning
Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no objective meaning or purpose. The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored
Existential_nihilism
Philosophical view that nothing is morally right or wrong
Moral nihilism (also called ethical nihilism) is the metaethical view that nothing is morally right or morally wrong and that morality does not exist.
Moral_nihilism
Topics referred to by the same term
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anti-nihilism may refer to: An opposition to the philosophy of nihilism Trivialism, the theory of logic that all propositions
Anti-nihilism
1860–1917 Russian movement advocating negation and liberation
which the broader philosophy of nihilism originated. In Russian, the word nigilizm (Russian: нигилизм; meaning 'nihilism', from Latin nihil 'nothing') came
Russian_nihilist_movement
Negative attitude toward law
Legal nihilism is negative attitude toward law. Legal nihilism is "an erosion of the belief in law as a beneficial institution of societal organization
Legal_nihilism
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up nihilism or Nihilism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nihilism is a philosophical doctrine suggesting the negation of one or more putatively
Nihilism_(disambiguation)
Study of the development of nihilism
The history of nihilism encompasses the development of a variety of views that deny certain aspects of existence. It is primarily associated with modernity
History_of_nihilism
View that medical treatment is futile
Therapeutic nihilism is the contention that it is impossible to cure people or societies of their ills through treatment. Another definition stems from
Therapeutic_nihilism
Several philosophical paradoxes
The paradox of nihilism is a family of paradoxes regarding the philosophical implications of nihilism, particularly situations contesting nihilist perspectives
Paradox_of_nihilism
Ontological thesis
In philosophy, mereological nihilism (also called compositional nihilism) is the metaphysical thesis that there are no objects with proper parts. Equivalently
Mereological_nihilism
Chinese political term
Historical nihilism is a term used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and some scholars in China to describe research, discussions, or viewpoints deemed
Historical_nihilism
1994 fashion collection by Alexander McQueen
Nihilism is the third collection by British designer Alexander McQueen, released for the Spring/Summer 1994 season of his eponymous fashion house. McQueen
Nihilism_(collection)
Political philosophy based on liberty
Libertarianism (from French: libertaire, lit. 'libertarian'; or from Latin: libertas, lit. 'freedom') is a political philosophy that holds liberty and
Libertarianism
Philosophical theory
Metaphysical nihilism is the philosophical theory that there might have been no objects at all—that is, that there is a possible world in which there are
Metaphysical_nihilism
American Orthodox monk and writer (1934–1982)
of the world would be published posthumously in 1994 under the title of Nihilism: The Roots of the Revolution of the Modern Age. Other posthumous publications
Seraphim_Rose
German philosopher (1844–1900)
both the weakening of religion ("God is dead") and the crisis of passive nihilism which followed it; the notion of Apollonian and Dionysian duality; and
Friedrich_Nietzsche
– Ephesian school – Epicureanism – Epiphenomenalism – Epistemological nihilism – Epistemology – Eretrian school – Esotericism – Essentialism – Eternalism
List_of_philosophies
Theory that life is meaningless
possibility of finding or creating meaning in one's life. Absurdism and nihilism share the belief that life is meaningless, but absurdists do not treat
Absurdism
2004 studio album by Showbread
No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical is the fourth album by the band Showbread. A music video was made for the song "Mouth Like A Magazine". All songs written
No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical
No_Sir,_Nihilism_Is_Not_Practical
Philosophical term
simpler view than van Inwagen's: mereological nihilism, the view that only material simples exist. If nihilism is necessarily true, then gunk is impossible
Gunk_(mereology)
2022 film by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Rubenstein, the film explores philosophical themes such as existentialism, nihilism, surrealism, and absurdism, as well as themes such as neurodivergence,
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once
Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
field of early Christianity and Christian theology, respectively. Although nihilism and existentialism are distinct philosophies, they are often confused with
Existentialism
Misogyny, Cultural Nihilism & Oppositional Politics: Contemporary Chinese Experimental Fiction is a non-fiction book by Lu Tonglin, published in 1995 by
Misogyny, Cultural Nihilism & Oppositional Politics
Misogyny,_Cultural_Nihilism_&_Oppositional_Politics
American author
Design in New York City. His writing is associated with the philosophies of nihilism and pessimism. He is known for his books In the Dust of This Planet and
Eugene_Thacker
Online subculture
misanthropy, self-pity and self-loathing, racism, a sense of entitlement to sex, nihilism, rape culture, and the endorsement of sexual and non-sexual violence against
Incel
Study of general and fundamental questions
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Philosophy
Movement in contemporary Continental-inspired philosophy
defends what Michael Austin, Paul Ennis, Fabio Gironi term as transcendental nihilism. He maintains that philosophy has avoided the traumatic idea of extinction
Speculative_realism
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
the ideological monopoly of the Communist Party, leading to historical nihilism and attacks on socialism. Fourth, the West's promotion of a peaceful evolution
Soviet_Union
Functionalism Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event
Philosophy_of_language
Philosophical position on the mind-body problem
New mysterianism, or commonly just mysterianism, is a philosophical position proposing that the hard problem of consciousness cannot be resolved by humans
New_mysterianism
American comic book series
in traditional American comic book size softcover edition: Innocence of Nihilism, collecting Stray Bullets #1–7 (Hardcover: ISBN 0-9653280-2-3; Softcover:
Stray_Bullets_(comics)
Philosophical views that question the possibility of knowledge or certainty
demanding the validity of basic beliefs.[citation needed] Epistemological nihilism rejects the possibility of human knowledge, but not necessarily knowledge
Philosophical_skepticism
Perceived decay of standards in a society
exploration in nihilism to critique traditional values and morals that threatened the decline in art, literature, and science. Nihilism, generally, is
Decadence
British philosopher (1947–1995)
writings include The Melancholy Science, Hegel Contra Sociology, Dialectic of Nihilism, Mourning Becomes the Law, and Paradiso, among others. Notable facets of
Gillian_Rose
Australian animated web series
said that the series "deals with existential questions about reality and nihilism". Critics highlighted the episode's jokes, with Lang describing them as
The_Amazing_Digital_Circus
Character in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
'permission.' "Ivan Karamazov and Smerdyakov are two phenomena of Russian nihilism, two forms of its mutiny.... Ivan is an evolving philosophical manifestation
Ivan_Fyodorovich_Karamazov
Ideology
Anti-patriotism is the ideology that opposes patriotism; it usually refers to those with cosmopolitan views and is usually of an internationalist and anti-nationalist
Anti-patriotism
Branch of ethics seeking to understand ethical properties
moral truths, error theory entails moral nihilism and, thus, moral skepticism; however, neither moral nihilism nor moral skepticism conversely entail error
Metaethics
Attention-seeking extremist
impress or shock by posting exaggerated opinions such as misanthropy, nihilism or extremist views. According to the Merriam-Webster.com online dictionary
Edgelord
Goddess from Greek mythology
sometimes appeared as representing notions of scientific determinism and nihilism, especially in contrast with romantic idealism. In this interpretation
Medusa
1975 film by Pier Paolo Pasolini
explores themes of political corruption, consumerism, authoritarianism, nihilism, morality, capitalism, totalitarianism, sadism, sexuality, and fascism
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Salò,_or_the_120_Days_of_Sodom
Cohort born from 1997 to 2012
2025). "The housing crisis is pushing Gen Z into crypto and economic nihilism". Financial Times. Retrieved December 31, 2025. Alphonso, Caroline (December
Generation_Z
1975 book by Seraphim Rose
released other works, including God's Revelation to the Human Heart and Nihilism: The Roots of the Revolution of the Modern Age. Works on Orthodoxy and
Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
Orthodoxy_and_the_Religion_of_the_Future
German philosopher, literary figure, and socialite (1743–1819)
writer and socialite. He is best known for popularizing the concept of nihilism, denigrating it as the necessary result of Enlightenment thought and the
Friedrich_Heinrich_Jacobi
Indian religion and philosophy
and sensory indulgence, and also between the extremes of eternalism and nihilism. Teaching that dukkha arises alongside attachment or clinging, the Buddha
Buddhism
1994 crime film by Quentin Tarantino
Mark T. Conard asks, "[W]hat is the film about?" and answers, "American nihilism". Hirsch suggests, "If the film is actually about anything other than its
Pulp_Fiction
Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist (1911–1995)
aphorisms. His works frequently engaged with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism. In 1937, Cioran moved to the Latin Quarter of Paris, which became his
Emil_Cioran
Misanthropic online group
terrorism, and the destruction of humanity. Its core principles are radical nihilism and antihumanism. The organization gained notoriety for its actions in
No_Lives_Matter
Philosophy concerning self-regarding motivations or behaviour
all normative or ethical judgement." Stirner's nihilism may instead be understood as cosmic nihilism. Likewise, both normative and descriptive theories
Egoism
Russian writer and philosopher (1828–1889)
identified as a utopian socialist and leading theoretician of Russian nihilism and the Narodniks. He was the dominant intellectual figure of the 1860s
Nikolay_Chernyshevsky
American artist and filmmaker (1928–1987)
Warhol projected was "not merely nothing, but nothingness—a streak of nihilism… It is the charisma of the void; what draws people to Warhol is not his
Andy_Warhol
2017 philosophy book by David Benatar
to argue that soft nihilism is incoherent, via the following argument: If soft nihilism is true, then nihilism is true. If nihilism is true, then no lives
The_Human_Predicament
Philosophical position that knowledge is most likely impossible
or "the theory of knowledge". Pyrrhonism Cratylism Epistemological nihilism Nihilism Skepticism Ajñana Feyerabend, Paul (1999). For and against Method
Radical_skepticism
Philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
Ethical solipsism Existential nihilism Externism False awakening Immaterialism LaVeyan Satanism Metaphysical nihilism Mind over matter Model-dependent
Solipsism
Philosophical study of morality
that moral nihilism is not itself a moral position about what is allowed and prohibited but the rejection of any moral position. Moral nihilism, like moral
Ethics
British Philosopher and saxophonist
British philosopher who defends metaphysical idealism and existential nihilism, as well as a jazz saxophonist whose "jazz-philosophy fusion" combines
James_Tartaglia
State of being real
Functionalism Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event
Existence
English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)
Critical rationalism Criticism of science Epistemology anarchism idealism nihilism pluralism realism Holism Instrumentalism Modernism Naturalism in literature
Stephen_Hawking
Not being determined by reason
stations). Nihilism is the philosophy that believes that there is no purpose in the universe, and that every choice is arbitrary. According to nihilism, the
Arbitrariness
Chamber choir musical
Dave Malloy and directed by Annie Tippe. The show "explores addiction and nihilism within the messy context of 21st century technology." Eight Internet addicts
Octet_(musical)
French sociologist, political scientist, writer and journalist
together with Isabelle Saillot. His writings tackle contemporary French nihilism, radical Islamism, and antisemitism. Lucien Oulahbib's academic interests
Lucien-Samir_Oulahbib
Form of novel from late 19th-century Russian literature
subsequent ideas on nihilism as a philosophy and cultural phenomenon. Its name derives from the historical usage of the word nihilism as broadly applied
Anti-nihilistic_novel
Irish writer (1854–1900)
first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists, a tragic melodrama about Russian nihilism, and distributed privately printed copies to various actresses whom he
Oscar_Wilde
Awareness of facts, or competency
Critical rationalism Criticism of science Epistemology anarchism idealism nihilism pluralism realism Holism Instrumentalism Modernism Naturalism in literature
Knowledge
British philosopher (born 1965)
philosophy for what he regards as its attempt "to stave off the 'threat' of nihilism by safeguarding the experience of meaning – characterized as the defining
Ray_Brassier
Philosophical concept of emptiness
the Void has also been explored in the context of existentialism and nihilism, where it often symbolizes the absence of intrinsic meaning in life and
The_Void_(philosophy)
1999 film by David Fincher
closely, the film could be misconstrued as an endorsement of violence and nihilism. Roger Ebert, reviewing for the Chicago Sun-Times, gave Fight Club two
Fight_Club
American philosopher (born 1951)
specialized on the relationship between religion and politics. His books "Nihilism Before Nietzsche," "The Theological Origins of Modernity" and his article
Michael_Allen_Gillespie
1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
According to Ronald Hingley, it is Dostoevsky's "greatest onslaught on Nihilism", and "one of humanity's most impressive achievements—perhaps even its
Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)
American actor (born 1974)
a failed clown and stand-up comedian whose descent into insanity and nihilism inspires a violent counter-cultural revolution against the wealthy in a
Joaquin_Phoenix
American online streamer (born 2005)
controversial" online. Williams of The Atlantic wrote that Peters's "brand of nihilism" was enticing to young men and in February 2026, Chloe Combi described
Clavicular_(influencer)
1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
quite the contrary, but they saw otherwise and, what's more, saw traces of nihilism ... I took it back, and this revision of a large chapter cost me at least
Crime_and_Punishment
Attitude characterised by distrust
other aspects of society. Cynicism is often confused with pessimism or nihilism, perhaps due to their shared association with a lack of faith in humanity
Cynicism_(contemporary)
English philosopher
he published The Thirst for Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism. Land published an abundance of shorter texts, many in the 1990s during
Nick_Land
1951 book by Albert Camus
decreasing social importance of god, king and virtue and the development of nihilism. It can be seen as a sequel to The Myth of Sisyphus, where he ponders the
The_Rebel_(book)
Philosophical study of knowledge
Functionalism Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event
Epistemology
Philosophical and literary concepts
Functionalism Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event
Apollonian_and_Dionysian
Class of ethical theories
Functionalism Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event
Deontology
American philosopher (born 1944)
truth, nihilism, and language in modern philosophy. His 1989 book From Nietzsche to Wittgenstein presents Nietzsche as diagnosing the nihilism of modernity
Glen_T._Martin
1974 philosophy paper by Thomas Nagel
Functionalism Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event
What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat?
Inner conflict due to perceived meaninglessness
Press. pp. 175–192. Pratt, Alan. "Nihilism". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 25 January 2022. "nihilism". www.britannica.com. 14 August 2023
Existential_crisis
several movements within continental philosophy including phenomenology, nihilism, absurdism, and post-modernism. Several thinkers who lived prior to the
List_of_existentialists
American Christian hardcore band
with Tooth & Nail Records and released their major-label debut, No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical. In 2010, the band left Tooth & Nail and joined Come&Live
Showbread_(band)
American nu metal band
(May 7, 2024). "Vended Have Their Eyes on the Future with New Single "Nihilism"". Metal Sucks. "Vended release new music video for 'Serenity'". August
Vended
Novel by Cormac McCarthy
JSTOR 40932138. Retrieved January 16, 2021. Bell, Vereen M. (1983). "The Ambiguous Nihilism of Cormac McCarthy". The Southern Literary Journal. 15 (2): 32, 36. JSTOR 20077701
Outer_Dark
1974 book by Jean-François Lyotard
Iain Hamilton Grant Language French Subjects Desire political economy nihilism Publisher Les Éditions de Minuit, Indiana University Press Publication
Libidinal_Economy
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
Critical rationalism Criticism of science Epistemology anarchism idealism nihilism pluralism realism Holism Instrumentalism Modernism Naturalism in literature
Vladimir_Lenin
Norwegian black metal band
of early 1990s extreme metal with an unmistakable sense of decadence, nihilism, and morbid atmosphere. Their sound merges cold, tremolo-driven guitar
Carpathian_Forest
Philosophical movement
ISBN 978-1-107-14784-3. Franks, Paul (2017). "All or nothing: systematicity and nihilism in Jacobi, Reinhold, and Maimon". In Ameriks, Karl (ed.). The Cambridge
German_idealism
Buddhist doctrine
identity by avoiding eternalism (or absolutism) and annihilationism (or nihilism). In the early Buddhist texts, there are two aspects of the Middle Way
Middle_Way
Philosophical study of being
outright deny the existence of moral facts, a view referred to as moral nihilism. Monocategorical theories say that there is only one fundamental category
Ontology
2012 novel by Manu Joseph
semi-autobiographical, the novel explores the interplay of human psychology, existential nihilism and misanthropy, as well as the complexities of adolescence and sexual
The Illicit Happiness of Other People
The_Illicit_Happiness_of_Other_People
Doubt about God's existence
outlook seeks to minimize the role of religious values, it need not endorse nihilism and can promote other values, such as moral or humanistic values. Philosophers
Agnosticism
1959 play by Albert Camus
Possessed, later renamed Demons. Camus despised nihilism and viewed Dostoyevsky's work as a prophecy about nihilism's devastating effects. He directed a production
The_Possessed_(play)
1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev
brother, Pavel, soon becomes upset by the strange new philosophy called "nihilism" that the young men advocate. Nikolay, initially delighted to have his
Fathers_and_Sons_(novel)
Theory and methodology of text interpretation
Functionalism Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event
Hermeneutics
Genre of rock music
British post-punk in the late 1970s. The genre draws from gothic literature, nihilism, dark romanticism, poetry and tragedy. The style evolved through early
Gothic_rock
Logical theory
logical nihilism): All propositions do not have a value of true or false at some world. (AT7) Absolute anti-trivialism (or maximal logical nihilism): All
Trivialism
Philosophy of the Western world
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Western_philosophy
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n.
One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism.
n.
Nothingness; nihility.
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The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.
n.
The theories and practices of the Nihilists.