Nihilism

rendel: A Stereotypical Evil Character? Although from the beginning of Gardner's work Grendel is displayed as the conventional “evil” character--spiteful towards the world, agitated at nature’s innocent creatures, and disfigured in the ugliest way, Grendel is truly not an evil character. The interactions and experiences Grendel shares with the humans, as well as the lonely philosophical path he has somewhat accepted, have condemned him to accept a role labeled as “evil” in society. But, Grendel…

him. Through this claim, Nietzsche blames scientists and academics (himself included) for the nihilism resulted from the concept of God’s death. Nietzsche predicted that nihilism would be an inevitable conclusion to humans turning away from established religion and the overall concept of God. Nietzsche defined nihilism as the overall feeling or concept that everything is meaningless and pointless. Nihilism is another aspect of Schopenhauer’s philosophy that Nietzsche attempted to overcome…

into every facet of his life. His physical appearance shrieks of unfavorable disconnect from society; his mental stability certainly does the same. The burden he carries from his crime is obvious to the reader, as well as to Raskolnikov himself. Nihilism is evident only in his continuous intellectual battle to believe that he has done nothing wrong. Fruitlessly grasping at an ideal that he ethically and emotionally cannot bring himself to hold, Raskolnikov becomes frustrated and disappointed in…

the soul, free will, morals are merely human’s social constructs leading to nihilism. A study was done with a scientist removed half of the test cats’ amygdalae or control centers for emotions in the brain. These cats become hyper-sexual while the other normal cats observed the behavior without the procedure and copied the hyper-sexual state. This study emphasizes the idea of following society. If more people turn to nihilism and believing that the soul and moral are fake, the idea will spread…

placed together in order to create a balance. There are certain dangers to having one without the other. Having reason with little to no faith could bring about the concept of Nihilism. Nihilism is the belief that there is no God, which therefore makes one’s self “god”. Although one may not think, “Oh hey, I’m god,” Nihilism is essentially the belief that there is no higher power that is actively present in one’s life. As a result of this, the individual believes that they do not have to…

piece titled We’re Doomed. Now What? which was published in the New York Times. In this article, Scranton states that humanity’s greatest strength is the ability to grants itself purpose. However, Scranton also states that humanity is grappling with nihilism and is losing its great ability. I agree with both of these sentiments and believe this article should be published in the Collegian. Humans have shaped the world and reshaped it over the course of centuries. Whenever an obstacle set…

however, do you experience the Human Condition even if you’re not conscious of it? In order to be “human”, one must experience one of the characteristics of life. Conversely, there is Nihilism. Nihilism is the rejection of all religious and moral principles, believing that life is meaningless. The idea of Nihilism goes against what the Human Condition stands for. Even without being conscious of it, people go through at least one if not all characteristics of the Human Condition. In “College…

he does which is fighting. Grendel’s whole life he experiences multiple different types of philosophies in which he lives by. Three main philosophies stick out in Grendel's life which he lives by the most, they are Machiavellianism, Solipsism, and Nihilism Throughout Grendel, Grendel is a very bitter person, but cares about his reputation of fighting, his goal is to be the best at it that he can be. “This nobility of his, this dignity: are they not my work? What was he before? Nothing! A…

are put in place thus are decisions follow suit and are then decided for us. “It has been argued that in a deterministic universe, no one has any reason to do anything.” (Jeppsson, S. 2016.), This is a major plight to determinism; determinism and nihilism run in tandem. Libertarianism finds its value in the ability of choice; this ability is empowering man to decide “his” life. Choice is the key notion which is hard to prove yet hard to disprove, yes, choice is subject to bias and…

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev is a famed Russian novelist, poet, and playwright who had a very large impact on Russian literature and culture. Turgenev and his writings helped influence a new era of Russian literature. His works also had a profound impact on the Western world as well. Many of his works have been translated into many different languages and he is highly regarded by the French. His writings also helped to produce a new generation of Western authors and influenced great authors like…