Nihilism vs. Hedonism

Nihilismnoun

(philosophy) A philosophical doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life.

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(ethics) The rejection of inherent or objective moral principles.

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(politics) The rejection of non-rationalized or non-proven assertions in the social and political spheres of society.

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A Russian movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change.

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The understanding that all endeavors are devoid of objective meaning.

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The refusal of belief, that belief itself is untenable.

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Nothingness; nihility.

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The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.

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The theories and practices of the Nihilists.

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a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake

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the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal

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complete denial of all established authority and institutions

Nihilism

Nihilism (; from Latin nihil 'nothing') is a philosophy, or family of views within philosophy, expressing negation (i.e., denial of) towards general aspects of life that are widely accepted within humanity as objectively real, such as knowledge, existence, and the meaning of life. Different nihilist positions hold variously that human values are baseless, that life is meaningless, that knowledge is impossible, or that some set of entities do not exist, are meaningless, or pointless.The study of nihilism may regard it as merely a label that has been applied to various separate philosophies, or as a distinct historical concept arising out of nominalism, skepticism, and philosophical pessimism, as well as possibly out of Christianity itself.

Hedonismnoun

The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.

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(countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

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The doctrine of the Hedonic sect; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle.

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The ethical theory which finds the explanation and authority of duty in its tendency to give pleasure.

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the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

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an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

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the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.

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the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life.

Hedonism

Hedonism refers to a family of theories, all of which have in common that pleasure plays a central role in them. Psychological or motivational hedonism claims that our behavior is determined by desires to increase pleasure and to decrease pain.