The banalization of nihilism
twentieth-century responses to meaninglessness
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Author
Publication
1992 - State University of New York Press, Albany, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
49,000 words, Guess
Page Count
196 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1868725M
- ISBN-100791408337
- OCLC Control Number22957334
- OCLC Control Numberbanalizationofni0000carr
- Library of Congress Control Number90027104
and 2 more
- Goodreads4989042
- LibraryThing1874786
Classifications
- DDC149/.8
- LCCB825.2 .C37 1992
Description
To some, nihilism is losing its crisis connotations and becoming simply an unobjectionable characteristic of human life. Carr argues that this transformation ultimately absolutizes community preference and reflects an increasing inability to criticize and change the existing structures of thought. The author contends that the uncritical acceptance of nihilism, which characterizes much of postmodernism, ironically culminates in its complete opposition- dogmatism.
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