When the Abyss Gazes Back
Nietzsche and the Problem of Nihilism
The Abyss Gazes Back
In the Western philosophical tradition, nihilism is a thread inextricably woven with the name Friedrich Nietzsche. This German thinker, with his keen eye for cultural diagnosis, unveiled nihilism as a pervasive phenomenon coloring the landscape of Western thought. Yet, like a prism refracting light, Nietzsche's use of the term splits…
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