Examples Of Overcoming Nihilism

Nietzsche introduces the initial concepts of what is good to be determined by those who have benefitted from unegoistical

In the society, man individuals are troubled by the social rules. Indeed, some of them develop measures to escape the rules, which govern personal conduct. Nihilism acknowledges that all human values are baseless, and it is impossible to know anything with certainty (Wilshire 4). It is a belief that people adopt to reach total anarchism. Wilshire (5) contends that people with anarchistic values are troubled, and they may require psychological assistance. In Chuck Palahniuk's novel "Fight club," Tyler embodies these qualities. This paper will shows that Tyler is a nihilist, since he does not believe in any human values, and he is not loyal to anyone.

Existentialism is not a full-fledged worldview, therefore it takes on two basic forms; atheistic existentialism and theistic existentialism.

However, several points emphasize that, instead of confirming nihilism, the story refutes nihilism with Grendel’s words and the subtle ideas presented throughout the tale. Grendel introduces a chasm in the beginning of the novel, into which he will not fall unless he, “in a lunatic fit of religion”, jumps (10). As Grendel lies dying, he witnesses the chasm once more, and, in his desperate pain, he falls (173). By falling into the chasm, Grendel shows that he has had “a lunatic fit of religion”, and that, upon witnessing his own mortality, he no longer believes in the nihilism of the world. The actions of the mortal humans that refute nihilism also add to this idea, suggesting a purpose and meaning for life stemming from ephemerality. The Shaper creates illusions to give the people hope in their short lives, and even causes Grendel to go through a slight conversion from nihilism (51). Wealtheow also shows a humane stance, in her sacrifice of her own happiness to preserve the peace between the two factions of the Danes and the Helmings, giving her meaning in her brief life (100-101). Humans perform these actions to give their own lives meaning, as they do not have eternity to enjoy life. The Dragon denies these concepts, only believing in the pointlessness of the world, as his immortality grants him

“The minute we have taken the backward step to an intangible view of our whole system of beliefs, proof, and rationalization, and seen that it works only, in spite of its pretensions, by taking the world mainly for granted, we are not in a place to contrast all these forms with an alternative reality. We cannot shed our normal responses, and if we could it would leave us with no means of conceiving a reality of any kind (Nagel, 1971; p. 723).”

“As soon as a religion comes to dominate it has as its opponents all those who would have been its first disciples.” Nietzsche was one of the first modern philosophers to rebel against rationalism and when World War I came about, the revolution against religion truly became a legitimate statement. Friedrich Nietzsche strongly believed that many of those that practiced religion were led to the acceptance of slave morality. Religion had always played a fundamental role in society as it sets strict boundaries and standards of what is morally correct and incorrect. However, Nietzsche claims that, “Human nature is always driven by “ ‘the will to power’ ”, but religion will tell one otherwise, saying that one should forbid their bad desires. In Nietzsche’s

Nietzsche starts this second essay by looking at and reviewing the importance of our ability to make and keep promises. To hold yourself and others to a promise means having the need of both a good memory, the ability to remember making said promise and a strong feeling of confidence what will happen next and a long term ability to know you will be able to fulfil said promise. In order for us to make the commitment and have the confidence to do so means that on some level, we must give a feeling and make ourselves into the ideal of becoming in a way predictable, to be able to achieve this we as humans need a set of guideline to follow, certain rules that make this predictability a possibility, the certainty that a set of actions will lead to a set of reactions both internally and externally.

Nietzsche, the father of Nihilism, philosophized the idea that everything on this earth was a lie and that it all meant nothing. In The

We have grown weary of man. Nietzsche wants something better, to believe in human ability once again. Nietzsche’s weariness is based almost entirely in the culmination of ressentiment, the dissolution of Nietzsche’s concept of morality and the prevailing priestly morality. Nietzsche wants to move beyond simple concepts of good and evil, abandon the assessment of individuals through ressentiment, and restore men to their former wonderful ability.

Although the problem of the relationship between Nietzsche and metaphysics might seem to be a settled issue, this is in fact a quite complicated and fascinating problematic. The difficulty with this subject lies in the often unacknowledged ambiguity that the term ‘metaphysics’ exhibits in Nietzsche's writing, as this word assumes different nuances and connotations in different contexts. Therefore, if we can get past the usual rhetoric on the topic, we come to realize that Nietzsche addresses the topic of metaphysics in at least two distinct ways.

Nietzsche and Kierkegaard are both considered to be the top existentialists for solely different reasons, as well as being very different from each other. They have different philosophies when it comes to their thoughts on religion and it is important to see exactly how they line up in this regard. The best way to do this is to start from the beginning of each’s work, their history and how they grew into their respective roles in their fields. It is also important to note exactly what existentialism is. It is the theory of exercising the idea that the individual has the freedom and free will to develop their own path and existence in a responsible manner. It is a very interesting subject that is debated on the concepts of thinking in absolutes. The need to compare and contrast these two is a volatile understanding of this particular philosophical theory. It is also important to review their thoughts and critique them in the sense of saying what makes sense, and what does not make sense.

Moreover, these complications even stem over to Henry’s guilt about the war. After arriving in Switzerland, Henry states, “The war seemed as far away as the football games of some one else’s college. But I knew from the papers that they were still fighting in the mountains because the snow would not come” (FTA, 291). Even in Switzerland, Henry cannot escape hearing about the war. While when he escapes the war, Henry cannot escape the guilt of deserting his friends, showing that his inner truth is not that simple. Even his inner meaning from existentialism has complications. With this idea, Friedrich Nietzsche states, “‘All truth is simple.’ Is that not doubly a lie?” This dichotomy between the simple and the complicated demonstrates nihilism’s

Alain de Botton's "The Consolations of Philosophy" addresses essential chapters in the field of philosophy and the last chapter is focused on providing Nietzsche's view on human pain as an important concept in people's lives. The German philosopher believed that society had a flawed understanding of ideas like suffering and failure. From his perspective, individuals failed to understand the complexity of suffering and embrace it in order for them to be able to succeed. Considering Nietzsche's theory, great people only become great as a result of overcoming their problems and refraining from spending most of their time trying to appreciate simple pleasures in life.

The thought of the herd is to praise the people that may fail and suffer in Nietzsche’s

The nihilist agenda, that is, the need for the destruction of structure is beyond logic and is as necessary as eating or breathing. In addition Bazarov believes that what is preached by politicians and so-called leaders is itself without logic.