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#nihilism
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Half my class says they are nihilists. What exactly are they claiming?
I teach Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person to sixteen-year-olds in Davao. This term, about half the class announced they were nihilists. When I asked what that meant, I got: "nothing matters", "there's no right or wrong", "we can't really…
Started by Rowena Abellana4 replies208 views -
Nishitani on nihilism: you have to go through it, not around it
I came to the Kyoto School late, through zazen at a small temple near my house. The book that has helped me most this year is Nishitani Keiji's Religion and Nothingness, read slowly in Japanese with the English translation beside it. Nishitani,…
Started by Aiko Tanabe4 replies170 views