/lit/ - Literature

>>13959180
Well they're usually just materialists. Beyond that theres nothing that really characterises them accept selfishness as far as I can tell.
>specific books
If you can't do your own basic research and decide for yourself, you don't deserve to read.
>>13959195
Fair actually. They just come to mind. I cant think of any serious, celebrated writers who call themselves nihilists. Maybe Camus as a pseudo-nihilists I guess.
>>13959297
Mmm. Personally I cant tell whether I'm a complete idiot for not reacting to nihilism as freeing. I suppose coming out the other end its freeing in a way- which is really not freeing at all now I think about it but more comforting. You can't choose what you choose though I guess. No sense being bent out of shape about the past.
>>13959371
>be me
>literally not 5 minutes ago
>door knocked by joe-hoes
>they ask me about climate change
>"can people or politicians do anything about it?"
>not a Christian but respond "god will sort it out, theres nothing new under the sun anyway, right?".
>they proceed to quote ecclesiasties 1 : 4 at me, that was their angle
"Did.you.forget.the.futility?.mp3"
How does ecclesiasties help though? I can understand it in a sort of sola fida, kierkegaardian leap but for a skeptic that isn't good enough imo.
>>13959012
Mainlander if you can find him but you'd need to be familiar with Schopenhauer whose also not a nihilist. Are you sure your not more interested in pessimism?

As a bonus question: What do anons think is the relationship between nihilism and pessimism?

>>13935084
Dont you ever get tired of re emphasising how late you are to the party?