Cornel West Nihilism In America

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Cornel West- Nihilism In America
Nihilism-Nihilism is the belief that all values
are baseless and that nothing can be known or
communicated. It is often associated with extreme
pessimism and a radical skepticism that condemns
existence. A true nihilist would believe in
nothing, have no loyalties, and no purpose other
than, perhaps, an impulse to destroy.
http//www.iep.utm.edu/n/nihilism.htm
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Types of nihilism
-Political nihilism -Evangelical
nihilism -Paternalistic nihilism -Sentimental
nihilism
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-Scientism- an exaggerated trust in in the
methods of natural science -Relativism-all points
of view are equally valid
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There is no culture where there are no principles
of legality to which to appeal. There is no
culture where there is no acceptance of certain
final intellectual positions to which a dispute
may be referred. There is no culture where
economic relations are not subject to a
regulating principle to protect interests
involved. There is no culture where aesthetic
controversy does not recognize the necessity of
justifying the work of art. -Ortega y Gasset