The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, an extreme form of skepticism maintaining that nothing has a real existence.
from the Latin word , nihil, meaning nothing. Nihilism was an intellectual movement in Russia in the nineteenth century. Nihilists rejected everything in existing society, all authority, all accepted values, traditions and social institutions. They wanted to destroy everything in order to build a new society in which the absolute freedom of the individual was paramount. Nihilists have been compared to the beatniks of America in the 1950s.
An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence, or a doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. (Of course, reading this definition tends to deny the idea.) Of course, nihilism is self defeating.
the belief that there is no universal truth or underlying reality that undergirds moral values; that ultimately existence is meaningless. From the Latin "nihil" or "nothing".
An attitude or doctrine that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless.
the belief that there is no certain truth, and even if there were, it could not be communicated from one person to another. The Sophists were nihilists.
a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal
a world view that nothing exists or is knowable or valuable; particularly a denial of any ground for objective or moral truth.
1. the view that nothing can be known, that knowledge is illusory, meaningless, or irrelevant; the denial of any objective ground of truth. 2. the view that moral values and perspectives are groundless and cannot be justified, either by appeal to God and tradition or by appeal to the human conscience, intuition, or the laws of a state. 3. the belief (e.g., of Nietzsche) that the universe has no ultimate aim or purpose, that human life is insignificant. [From the Latin nihil, "nothing".
Total rejection of established laws and institutions. Or, anarchy, terrorism and any other revolutionary activity.
The belief that there is no value or truth. Literally, a belief in nothing ( nihil). Most philosophical discussions of nihilism arise out of a consideration of Fredrich Nietzsche’s remarks on nihilism, especially in The Will to Power.
a doctrine which holds that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and without truth. Nihilists usually deny that there is any intrinsic value or meaning in human life, and many believe that the prevailing values of their society are so bad that it would be best to destroy them.
belief that existence is senseless and useless
The doctrine that nothing exists; that, for example, there's no cause and effect of actions or no past and future lives.
chad lta ba (Tib). One of the two extreme philosophical views said to hamper practitioners from achieving realisation of emptiness. This view denies the existence of objects. Taken to its logical conclusion, it also denies the law of karma and dependent origination central to the Madhyamika School. See also Eternalism, Madhyamika.
(ucchedanta): An extreme viewpoint rejected by Buddhism whereby one views things—even the delusory manifestations of the world—as not existing in any sense. One also believes that nothing continues after death. Nihilists deny the doctrines of reincarnation and cause and effect.
a teaching that denies all traditional values and any objective ground of truth or morality. Our Savior, however, declares, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free" (John 8:31,32).