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gertrude Nietzsche's Nihilism Warning
When God passed on, he warned (Oh-oh!) A new dawn was being born (Yeah!) No more fixed truth, he cried (Mmm-hmm!) Our own values we decide!
gertrude Active nihilism is the destructive force used to shatter old, outdated values to make way for new ones.
gertrude Passive nihilism occurs when people give up and slide into despair because life lacks inherent meaning.
Nihilism's Latin root: The word nihilism comes from 'nihil', the Latin word for nothing, first popularized in Russia during the 1860s.
The philosophical belief that life is meaningless and that all values, laws, and religious principles are baseless. In 1882, Friedrich Nietzsche warned that the decline of Christian belief would plunge Europe into this state.
What did Friedrich Nietzsche believe must happen before a person can create their own authentic values?
What did Friedrich Nietzsche predict would replace religion as a source of conflict in the 20th century?
Which Russian author popularized the term 'nihilism' in his 1862 novel 'Fathers and Sons'?
In which collection of notes did Friedrich Nietzsche write about the impending crisis of 20th-century nihilism?
What does the Latin root word 'nihil', from which nihilism is derived, actually mean?