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Nihilism

1862: Ivan Turgenev novel "Fathers and Sons"
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30 Phil, Chapter 30, Nietzsche, Touchstone 75: Nihilism.

Shake off societal pressures: Nihilism is a tool to examine and potentially overcome the problem of illusion in reality. You use the idea that life lacks objective meaning, purpose, and intrinsic value to break free of the illusions of life like social constructs and pressures. This updated new look at Nihilism adds modern physics to the telling of how life is meaningless.


That History Story, 

was first published on TST 2 years ago.

The flashcard inspired by it is this.

All this is part of the broader TST project.
Tidbits make it possible to build slowly and honestly, without losing track of where an idea came from.
The goal is not to persuade quickly, but to build a stable framework where ideas can be tested honestly.

The end!

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