The banalization of nihilism
Subtitle: twentieth-century responses to meaninglessness
By: Karen L. Carr.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Meaninglessness (Philosophy); Nihilism (Philosophy); Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century
Description: To some, nihilism is losing its crisis connotations and becoming simply an unobjectionable characteristic of human life. Carr argues that this transformation ultimately absolutizes community preference and reflects an increasing inability to criticize and change the existing structures of thought. The author contends that the uncritical acceptance of nihilism, which characterizes much of postmodernism, ironically culminates in its complete opposition- dogmatism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-192) and index.
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Stanford University, 1989) under the title: The birth, baptism, and banalization of nihilism.