Nihilism is the ultimate skepticism

Denial can take many forms depending on the person, some tend to despair - denial of one's own abilities, some to cynicism - as a denial of the value of things and people, which facilitates life and loss. But nihilism is not related to despair and cynicism, nihilism is an extremely individualistic view of the world. At the same time, in the picture of the world, the evaluator believes only his own results.

Do you remember?

Why did they start talking about nihilism in society? Many people recognize the meaning of the word from the book Fathers and Sons, but the term appeared much earlier. The meaning of this word is often confused with the meaning of despair and cynicism. But these are different concepts, although nihilism itself is also emotion. Emotions of a skeptic. Nihilism is an extreme degree of criticality to reality.

Life and its meaning

One of the ideas that many nihilists support is the coincidence of the formation of the world. In their opinion, the beginning of life is simply an event very unlikely, but held. Life has no purpose, no problems. And sooner or later, all life will cease without any meaning.

Sadly? And many of the nihilists believe this if they remain intellectually honest before themselves. They can not check the facts in the past and the future, they can only deny it. It's not an easy task.

Morality is secondary

The second problem that the nihilists face in the intellectual sense is the problem of morality. At the same time, nihilists are far from completely rejecting morality and morality. But it is they who believe that all kinds of morality are relative. This does not mean that nihilism is ignoring moral rules. By no means. Just a nihilist can support them in the event that they are personally beneficial to him. And if such are the traditions of this or that people, the nihilist understands that you can not outshine the shoe and therefore usually obey the moral rules. But it will necessarily say that morality is simply an obsolete conditionality.

What is bad?

From the previous paragraph it is clear that nihilism is a kind of ethical system in which concepts such as duty and responsibility also become relative. After all, if "good" and "bad" do not have absolute expression, then why try? So nihilists acquire the image of antisocials. Although those are not. A classic nihilist is not interested in revaluation of values. Because revaluation involves the assignment of a new price. And he is already quite well, he wants to get away from the formation of new values.

If the nihilist is completely honest with himself, he recognizes that the value, although undeclared, for him does exist, are their own interests. In this respect, he is absolutely mentally healthy, and many neuroses bypass him. A convinced nihilist is not fond of self-destruction, like many of his contemporaries. And from his point of view, people, trapped in the grip of debt, at least strange, if not stupid.

Usually people who choose nihilism, personalities are bright, even extra-bright. It is interesting to talk with them on difficult topics. But it's hard to live next to them. Therefore, it is easy for them to build working relationships and it is not easy - personal. Is it worth becoming a nihilist? The reader's business, but the easy life of a nihilist can not be called.