Nihilism

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Title
Nihilism
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Nihilism
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<p><b>Nihilism</b> is a family of philosophical views that reject the existence of any objectively meaningful purpose, moral value, truth, or knowledge. Nihilistic views span several branches of philosophy, including ethics, value theory, epistemology, and metaphysics. Nihilism is also described as a broad cultural phenomenon or historical movement that pervades modernity in the Western world.</p>
Summary
Philosophical rejection of objective meaning, morality, truth, and knowledge across ethics and metaphysics.
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