Nihilism — • One who bows to no authority and accepts no doctrine, however widespread, that is not supported by proof. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nihilism Nihilism … Catholic encyclopedia
nihilism — Nihilism is literally the belief in nothing, that is, the rejection of everything. Few Western philosophers believe that nothing exists at all, though this view is attributed to some Eastern philosophers; nihilism is usually used to denote the … Christian Philosophy
nihilism — [nī′ə liz΄əm, nē′ə liz΄əm; nī′hi liz΄əm, nē′hiliz΄əm] n. [< L nihil (see NIHIL) + ISM] 1. Philos. a) the denial of the existence of any basis for knowledge or truth b) the general rejection of customary beliefs in morality, religion, etc.:… … English World dictionary
Nihilism — Ni hil*ism, n. [L. nihil nothing: cf. F. nihilisme. See {Annihilate}.] 1. Nothingness; nihility. [1913 Webster] 2. The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality. [1913 Webster] 3. (Politics) The theories… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nihilism — index anarchy, lynch law Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nihilism — (n.) 1817, the doctrine of negation (in reference to religion or morals), from Ger. Nihilismus, from L. nihil nothing at all (see NIL (Cf. nil)), coined by German philosopher Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743 1819). In philosophy, an extreme form… … Etymology dictionary
nihilism — [n] refusal to believe abnegation, agnosticism, anarchy, atheism, denial, disbelief, disorder, lawlessness, mob rule*, nonbelief, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, skepticism, terrorism; concept 689 Ant. belief, faith, obedience, optimism … New thesaurus
nihilism — ► NOUN 1) the rejection of all religious and moral principles. 2) Philosophy extreme scepticism, maintaining that nothing has a real existence. DERIVATIVES nihilist noun nihilistic adjective. ORIGIN from Latin nihil nothing … English terms dictionary
Nihilism — This article is about the philosophical doctrines. For other uses, see Nihilism (disambiguation). Certainty series Agnosticism Belief Certainty Doubt Determini … Wikipedia
nihilism — by Rex Butler Nietzsche is one of Baudrillard s defining influences. He is one of the few thinkers whose presumptions are not turned against them as Baudrillard was to do with Marx in The Mirror of Production (1975 [1973]) and Saussure in… … The Baudrillard dictionary
