61. Nihilism The philosophy of nihilism then began to be associated erroneously with the Fundamentally, nihilism represented a philosophy of negation of all forms of http://www.omhros.gr/Kat/History/Mod/Th/Nihilism.htm

Nihilism (from Latin nihil, Messenger of Europe, applying it to Aleksandr Pushkin. Nadezhdin, as did V. Bervi later in 1858, equated nihilism with skepticism . Mikhail N. Katkov, a well-known conservative journalist mainly responsible for interpreting nihilism as synonymous with revolution, presented nihilism as constituting a social menace by its negation of all moral principles. It was Ivan Turgenev in his celebrated novel Fathers and Sons (1862) who popularized the term through the figure of Bazarov the nihilist. Eventually the nihilists of the 1860s and '70s came to be regarded as disheveled, un tidy, unruly, ragged men who rebelled against tradition and social order. The philosophy of nihilism then began to be associated erroneously with the regicide of Alexander II (1881) and the political terror that was employed by those active at the time in clandestine organizations against absolutism. If to the conservative elements the nihilists were the curse of the time, to the liberals such as N.G. Chernyshevsky they represented a mere transitory factor in the development of national thought, a stage in the struggle for individual freedom, a true spirit of the rebellious young generation. In his novel What Is to Be Done?

62. Nihilism HUM 3204 The Humanities and philosophy. The Problem of nihilism. Department ofHumanities, AQ 5115, 604-291-3689. Semester Fall 2005 (1057), D1, Burnaby http://www.sfu.ca/humanities/320.htm

HUM 320-4: The Humanities and Philosophy The Problem of Nihilism Department of Humanities, AQ 5115, 604-291-3689 Semester: Fall 2005 (1057), D1, Burnaby Instructor: S. Gandesha, AQ 5113, 604-291-3406 gandesha@sfu.ca Prerequisites 45 credit hours Course Description: The humanities comprises the efforts through the ages to understand the Òhuman conditionÓ in its various shapes and guises. As a consequence, it presupposes that the human experience is inherently meaningful. One of the great challenges posed to the humanistic tradition is therefore the problem of a loss or a crisis of meaning, meaninglessness or ÒnihilismÓ. By drawing on a number of sources that lie both within and outside of the discipline of philosophy, this course examines the causes and consequences of nihilism. Seminars While there will be occasional lectures to provide context, the course will follow a seminar format. Students will be required to do short presentations as a way of provoking discussion of the readings. They will also be called upon to give a short ÒprotocolÓ at the start of each class to summarize the main points of the previous class. Required Texts: I. Terganev

63. Nihilism - Objectivism Online Forum A philosophy of nihilism or apathy will not enhance your life and the quality ofit, but rather ruin and destroy what little time you have here on this http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=3906

64. The Weak Subject: Peace And Nihilism Reconsidered -- Sützl 29 (4): 407 -- Philo philosophy Social Criticism, Vol. 29, No. 4, 407425 (2003) DOI 10.1177/0191453703294003 Peace and nihilism Reconsidered. Wolfgang Sützl http://psc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/29/4/407

JOURNAL HOME HELP CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTIONS ... TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK SEARCH: [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year: Vol: Page: DOI: 10.1177/0191453703294003 This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager The Weak Subject Peace and Nihilism Reconsidered Using the notion of subjectivity as a guiding thread, the article explores the implications of European nihilism for the theoretical debate about peace. Most of the continental peace theories have been inspired by schools of thought associated with German Idealism and as a precondition for the social construction of peace. violence that fails to embrace the weakening of the subject is ineffective. Drawing upon the emancipatory interpretation of Nietzsche provided by Gianni Vattimo, the article seeks to recover a critique of violence that is based on a weak notion of subjectivity and no longer invokes any ultimate foundations. Instead, it

65. Project MUSE Architecture and nihilism On the philosophy of Modern Architecture The book sfinal essays examine writers, philosophers, and architects of the http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/modernism-modernity/v003/3.2br_cacciari.html

How Do I Get This Article? Athens Login Access Restricted This article is available through Project MUSE, an electronic journals collection made available to subscribing libraries NOTE: Please do NOT contact Project MUSE for a login and password. See How Do I Get This Article? for more information. Login: Password: Your browser must have cookies turned on Maciuika, John "Review of: Architecture and Nihilism: On the Philosophy of Modern Architecture" Modernism/modernity - Volume 3, Number 2, April 1996, pp. 115-117 The Johns Hopkins University Press Excerpt This work brings a wide-ranging and sophisticated collection of essays on modern architecture and culture to the attention of an English-speaking audience for the first time. Written for the most part between 1973 and 1981 and revised for this collection (only the final essay was composed for this book), the essays in Architecture and Nihilism reflect author Massimo Cacciari's long connection to the Department of Critical and Historical Analysis within the School of Architecture at the University of Venice, his work with the journal Contropiano

66. Project MUSE Fashionable nihilism A Critique of Analytic philosophy. Bruce Wilshire. AlbanySUNY Press, 2002. xv + 156 pp. $57.50 hc 07914-5429-0; $18.95 pbk. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_speculative_philosophy/v018/18.3cafaro.h

How Do I Get This Article? Athens Login Access Restricted This article is available through Project MUSE, an electronic journals collection made available to subscribing libraries NOTE: Please do NOT contact Project MUSE for a login and password. See How Do I Get This Article? for more information. Login: Password: Your browser must have cookies turned on Cafaro, Philip 1962- "Fashionable Nihilism: A Critique of Analytic Philosophy (review)" The Journal of Speculative Philosophy - Volume 18, Number 3, 2004 (New Series), pp. 257-260 Penn State University Press Excerpt The Journal of Speculative Philosophy [Access article in PDF] Philosophers owe Bruce Wilshire a debt of gratitude for this book, although in the current state of the profession that debt is likely to go unpaid. Although I do not agree with all of Wilshire's criticisms of mainstream analytic philosophy (hereafter "MAP") or all of his prescriptions for change, he treats serious issues with which philosophers should be grappling. Fashionable Nihilism provides a fine occasion to debate the nature and proper goals of philosophy.

67. Nihilism And Popular Culture Thomas Hibbs (philosophy) during a recent session of his class nihilism andPopular Culture, which combines readings of authors such as Nietzsche and http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/rvp/pubaf/chronicle/v9/o19/hibbs.html

Nihilism and Popular Culture Hibbs' class strikes chord with students By Mark Sullivan Staff Writer Not every scholar of medieval philosophy is prepared to dissect the head-spinning special effects in "The Exorcist" or the tongue-in-cheek bloodletting of "Pulp Fiction." That may be why 80 undergraduates crowd the ornate Fulton Debate Room in Gasson Hall three mornings a week to hear Assoc. Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Philosophy) hold forth, under the painted gaze of Cicero and St. Paul, on slasher pics. Hibbs, an Aquinas scholar who professes to "a perverse liking for horror films," has introduced a new course this semester, Nihilism and Popular Culture, which mulls the connection between Nietzsche and today's Hollywood hits. He also will give a public lecture, "Everything You Wanted to Know About 'The Exorcist' but Were Too Terrified to Ask" today at 7 p.m. in Devlin 008. The course was inspired by Hibbs' recently released book, Shows About Nothing: Nihilism in Popular Culture from 'The Exorcist' to 'Seinfeld,' which tracks the trajectory of evil in American film and television and links it to the spread of nihilism in American culture.

68. Philosophy Department :: Duke University April 7, 1995 nihilism in philosophy and Literature , University of Warwick,England, November 45, 1995 Socrates as a Teacher , Colorado Springs, http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Philosophy/faculty/mgillesp/cv.html

@import url(/style/style.css); /*IE and NN6x styles*/ Duke Philosophy Faculty Curriculum Vitae Michael A Gillespie Click here for a printer-ready version, or download as a PDF file. Political Science Dept, Box 90204 Duke University Durham, NC 27708 +1 919-660-4308 (office) (email) Education PhD University of Chicago Research A.B. magna cum laude Harvard University Areas of Interest Political Philosophy, Modern Continental Philosophy, History of Political Philosophy Professional Experience / Employment History Duke University Jerry G. and Patricia Crawford Hubbard Professor of Political Science in Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, , 2003 - present Professor, Department of Philosophy, Departments of Political Science and Philosophy, 1998-present Professor, Department of Political Science, 1995-present Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 1991-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, 1983-1990 University of Chicago Instructor, The College and Department of Political Science, 1981-1983 St. Olaf College

69. Philosophy Now Issue 19 Winter 1997/98. EDITORIAL. Does philosophy Cause nihilism? by Rick Lewis Symbolism, Meaning nihilism in Quentin Tarantino s Pulp Fiction http://www.philosophynow.org/backissues/issue19.htm

Current Issue Contents Editorial News Dear Socrates ... Moral Moments Resources Archive Bookstore Calendar Links ... Search Information About Us Shop Back Issues Subscriptions ... Contact Us Site News New search engine! Detailed results to help you find the articles you want. Philosophy Now Meetup Join your local discussion group today. Back Issues Issue 19 Winter 1997/98 EDITORIAL Does Philosophy Cause Nihilism? by Rick Lewis ARTICLES Socrates Revisited: The Jurors Speak Steven Goldberg reveals the musings of those who condemned Socrates to drink his Hemlock. Pulp Fiction Mark Conard reveals the metaphysical truths lurking under the rug in Tarantino's cult classic. Pleasure Now Dane Gordon on a forgotten philosopher who practiced what he preached. Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me A Mercedes-Benz? Martin Tyrrell on lotteries, religion and Pascal's Wager. What is the Philosophy of Mathematics? Stephen Ferguson asks whether mathematical objects are real. Resolving Hempel's Raven Paradox Fred Leavitt reveals how the whiteness of swans proves the blackness of ravens. LETTERS NEWS Philosophy Now BOOK REVIEWS The Moral Case Against Religious Belief Marilyn Kane reviews The Moral Case Against Religious Belief by R. A. Sharpe

70. David Efird, Department Of Philosophy Metaphysical nihilism I develop with Tom Stoneham a valid and persuasive Argument for Metaphysical nihilism , Journal of philosophy, forthcoming. http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/phil/staff/david.htm

David Efird B.A. (Duke), M.Div. (Princeton Theological Seminary), M.Sc. (Edinburgh), D.Phil. (Oxford) Research interests Metaphysics (especially modal metaphysics), Philosophy of Logic and Language, and Philosophy of Religion Current research projects Necessary existence and the semantics of quantified modal logic: from materials drawn from Arthur Prior's work, I develop a new argument for necessary existence, the claim that everything is a necessary existent, and I argue that the lessons to be learned from this argument are that there are no true necessity claims about contingent existents and that the modal operators are not duals. Metaphysical nihilism: I develop with Tom Stoneham a valid and persuasive logical form of Tom Baldwin's subtraction argument ( Analysis 1996) for the claim that there might have been nothing concrete, and we then assess how the leading theories of modality might incorporate this claim. Finally, we argue that metaphysical nihilism is inconsistent with every interpretation of the truthmaker principle. The nature of God: I argue that there is no good reason to suppose that there might not have been co-existing omnipotent beings. The traditional argument, dating back at least to John Duns Scotus and still considered to be decisive, that there could

71. Philosophy - The New School For Social Research nihilism stands at the door; whence comes this uncanniest of all guests? and confrontations with nihilism that have characterized moral philosophy, http://www.newschool.edu/gf/phil/courses-bulletin.htm

Scroll down or click on the following links for information: Courses Reading Groups Course descriptions are immediately following. Click to view the schedule for Fall 2005 classes, including days and times. There may be periodic changes and additions, particularly to Spring 2006 courses, so please check back frequently. To view courses for 2004-2005, click here COURSES GPHI 6011 Modern Deductive Logic Spring 2006. Three credits. Instructor to be announced The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of modern deductive logic, both in syntax and semantics. We start with sentential logic and discuss methods of constructing truth tables, truth trees, and derivations (for both the systems of SD and SD+). We then turn to predicate logic and consider certain differences and similarities between sentential and predicate logic and adjust the methods of truth trees and derivations to predicate logic. GPHI 6025 Phenomenology and Political Philosophy Fall 2005. Three credits.

72. SFCC Library Guide: Philosophy nihilism (philosophy) Optimism, Pessimism Positivism Pragmatism Realism RealityScholasticism Theism Truth Utilitarianism http://library.spokanefalls.edu/guides/philosophy.stm

Resources for Philosophy Introduction Philosophy is concerned with the "Big Questions," such as Why are we here, What is the meaning of life, What is right and wrong, and How should we live our lives? Students who are researching philosophy can approach the subject historically by studying philosophers of the past, or thematically by comparing what people have thought about a particular subject. This Web page is intended as a guide to: Finding books Finding Web sites General Works Specialized Sites ... Citing information in a paper The Library's online catalog lists books, videos, magazines, journals, and other items available at the SFCC or SCC. You can search by author, title, or subject. The keyword option is particularly useful if you aren't sure of a title or the exact Library of Congress subject heading. Potentially useful headings include: Philosophy Philosophy [insert period or style] Philosophy Ancient [for example] Philosophy American [for example] You can also search using more specific terms: Aesthetics Consciousness Ethics Good and evil Humanism Idealism Logic Materialism Metaphysics Nihilism (Philosophy) Optimism Pessimism Positivism Pragmatism Realism Reality Scholasticism Theism Truth Utilitarianism Will If the book you want is only available at SCC's library, you can request it. Courier service between campuses is fast and efficient for items that aren't already checked out. Items requested from SCC can generally be delivered to the SFCC circulation desk overnight (except on Fridays, with delivery on Monday).

73. Nihilism - MavicaNET nihilism (Internet Encyclopedia of philosophy) English URLhttp//www.utm.edu/research/iep/n/nihilism.htm. shown in filters Web Resources http://www.mavicanet.com/directory/eng/1993.html

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74. Philosophy / UTSA Library Subject Guide find items by LC Subject Heading, nihilism (philosophy) plato (works about plato)philosophy american 19th century philosophy periodicals http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/philosophyguide.html

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75. OUP: Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction: Critchley Students beginning Continental philosophy courses, or topics on individual How to respond to nihilism; 6 A case study in misunderstanding Heidegger and http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-285359-7

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76. SPIRE Staff Profile: Geraldine Coggins (Forthcoming) Metaphysical nihilism. Encyclopedia of philosophy (online edition) E.Craig, London, Routledge. (Forthcoming) Review of Davidson, M., http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/spire/Staff/Pages/Coggins/Coggins.htm

SPIRE Home About SPIRE Contact SPIRE Staff ... Search School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy quick link Bursaries Career Opportunities CRITINC Working Papers Degree Modules Information Finer Memorial Lecture Handbooks - Current Undergraduates Handbooks - Masters courses Keele European Research Centre KEPRU - Summer Schools KEPRU Working Papers KERC Working Papers Marie Curie Fellowships Masters Courses Masters Resources Postgraduate Funding Publications and Grants Research Centres Research Resources South East Europe Unit Summer School - KEPRU Dr Geraldine Coggins Lecturer Room CBB2.013 Tel: +44 (0)1782 583351 Fax: +44(0)1782 583592 Email: g.coggins@phil.keele.ac.uk Courses Taught: Critical Thinking Metaphysics - Contemporary Sources Philosophy of Religion Current Research Interests: Contemporary metaphysics Modality Ockham's razor Contemporary analytic philosophy Recent Publications include: (2003). "World and Object: Metaphysical Nihilism and Three Accounts of

77. Thomistic Institute 1999: Possenti main challenge arising from nihilism concerns the very continuation of philosophy.With nihilism could occur not only a transformation of philosophy as http://www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/ti99/possenti.htm

Jacques Maritain Center: Thomistic Institute The problem of Nihilism in Fides et ratio Vittorio Possenti In this encyclical, which deals with the necessary and fruitful encounter between faith and reason, the theme of nihilism, though not developed at great length, is of crucial importance. The fact that this is the first time a major document of the Church has touched on the topic (which was shelved by the second Vatican Council) confers a dramatic quality on Fides et Ratio , which deals with man's permanence in or escape from nihilism. By addressing the subject, the papal Letter produces two powerful effects: it places itself at the center of the spiritual situation of the present age, and it offers a determination of nihilism that has hitherto been lacking in the world's culture (an assertion that I attempt to motivate below). There is so far little awareness that the encyclical has contributed something new to the subject; and the reason for this is deeply rooted: the fields of philosophy and culture which still exist in the shadow of nihilism are incapable of perceiving its baleful influence, and even less capable of escaping from it. So it remains difficult to imagine how nihilism can be overcome. In my opinion, one factor of this outcome is the lack of a prior philosophical investigation of the subject, so that often the philosophical and the theological approaches overlap and cause confusion; or else the theological approach is taken up very prematurely without an adequate method for tackling the problem, i.e. without the conceptual infrastructure indispensable to deal with the arduous ontological problems entailed by the theological approach.

78. Brock University - Department Of Philosophy, Prof. C. Daigle - CV A Challenge for philosophy nihilism, Sinnfrage, Ethics and the Existentialist The nihilism of Nietzsche and Sartre , Department of philosophy, http://www.brocku.ca/philosophy/daigle/cv/page4.htm

Brock University , Schmon Tower 1130; Tel: 905-688-5550 ext. 3315 Curriculum Vitae Professor: Dr. C. Daigle General Info Education Academic Experience ... Printable Version of entire CV PUBLICATIONS book: ( PUL, forthcoming ). Existentialist Thinkers and Ethics articles (referreed) "Sartre and Nietzsche", Sartre Studies International (forthcoming). " Nietzsche en deux temps " , Philosophia (forthcoming). " ‘Star’ Search Skews Hiring Process", CAUT Bulletin , April 2004. "L'éthique nietzschéenne est-elle applicable?", Chaire d'éthique appliquée, "Ontology, Ethics, Metaphysics, and Nihilism. Essay on Nietzsche and Heidegger”, Kriterion , no. 16 (2002). "A Challenge for Philosophy: Nihilism, Sinnfrage , Ethics and the Existentialist Alternative", Articles (submitted) Existentialist Thinkers and Ethics Nietzsche-Studien , Spring 2004. Journal of Nietzsche Studies , Spring 2004. New Nietzsche Studies

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80. IIDB - Nihilism Incidentally, we oppose nihilism here. We advocate having a philosophy, but onebased on evidence and reason, not abandoning all selfexamination or http://www.iidb.org/vbb/archive/index.php/t-217.html

IIDB II Feedback Forums Secular Web Feedback PDA View Full Version : Nihilism March 9, 2001, 08:57 PM "Theism" is a very real and HUMAN idea, one need not subscribe to church dogma to appreciate its expression in the art, literature, and philosophy of Western Civilization. I get the uneasy feeling that you would happly throw a brick through the stained glass windows of Notre Dame cathedral because you can't see beyond it's christian theme for what it is, a beautiful & sublime work of human expression. Is that how "secularism" is defined by you guys? Sounds more like nihilism to me. Richard Carrier March 10, 2001, 10:25 PM Christianity as an ideology is usually much more like pop art: worth little more than the sequined shirt it is sewn on. Cathedrals are magnificent and practical works of mastery over nature. In contrast, The Trinity, for example, is a useless, ridiculous and confused idea cloaked in the jargon of high theology in a desperate attempt to make it seem like the sublime and brilliant thought produced by pagan philosophers. Few theologians have produced any really impressive literary masterpieces (the vast majority of so-called "Christian" literature, music and art is really among the worst, sappy tripe us humans have embarassed ourselves with), and those few works that win such merit still retain them even in the eyes of unbelievers. Milton comes to mind; but even the Christians admire the pagan religious epics of Virgil and Homer, so the feeling is mutual.

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