72 Pages
by
Routledge
72 Pages
by
Routledge
72 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 think atheism leads to moral chaos (because it leads to nihilism), and atheists typically insist that we can make life... Read more
1. Much Ado About Nothing
2. A Brief History of Nihilism
3. Nil desperandum
4. Nihil sine Deo
5. Revaluating Nihilism
Biography
James Tartaglia is Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Keele University, UK. He is author of Philosophy in a Meaningless Life (2016) and Philosophy in a Technological World: Gods and Titans (2020).
Tracy Llanera is Assistant Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and faculty affiliate at the UConn Asian and Asian American Studies Institute. She is author of Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism (2020).
