

Nihilism
Author: Nolen Gertz
Narrator: Shaun Grindell
Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Ascent Audio
Published: 09/10/2019
Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Movements
Synopsis
Although the term "nihilism" was first used by Friedrich Jacobi to criticize the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Gertz shows that the concept can illuminate the thinking of Socrates, Descartes, and others. It is Nietzsche, however, who is most associated with nihilism, and Gertz focuses on Nietzsche's thought. Gertz goes on to consider what is not nihilism—pessimism, cynicism, and apathy—and why; he explores theories of nihilism; he considers nihilism as a way of understanding aspects of everyday life; and he reflects on the future of nihilism. We need to understand nihilism not only from an individual perspective, Gertz tells us, but also from a political one.