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Why has so much of 18th/19th/20th century been philosophy been devoted to refuting nihilism in some way?

What is so bad about nihilism? Why did it scare these guys so much?

>> No.8445697 [DELETED] 

Historical contingency and some degree of normie psychology aversion.

>> No.8445707

Change has an additional degree of difficulty for those who favour tradition and stagnation even in response to observable transition (slower rate of response/greater resistance to etc)?

>> No.8445720

>>8445707
this is why conservatives are intrinsically simple, stupid people.

>> No.8445735

>>8445720
actually, you just described liberals.

>> No.8445742

>>8445720
>>8445735

>>>/pol/

>> No.8445747

>>8445694

Philosophy is not a series of refutations.

>> No.8445762

>>8445694
after the french revolution.
people had a hard time of replacing their lords and masters once they had overthrown them.

they feared order would spiral into anarchy

>> No.8445859

I'm uninformed when it comes to philosophy but from an outside perspective it seems like nihilism is a dead end for philosophy. It may or may not be correct but once you get to it there's not much room for new ideas.

>> No.8446515

>>8445694
Because there's more to life than physical reality my dumb faggot nigger kike tranny
T. evola

>> No.8446594

>>8445859
this desu

nihilism is a hole you can never climb out of op

>> No.8446681

>>8445762
Rightfully so if you look at Russia. Many places flourished under monarchy.

>> No.8446685

>>8445859
no philosophy is 'correct'

>> No.8446704

>>8446685
Mathematics can claim so and just because you don't want to accept nihilism doesn't mean it's still uncertain.

>> No.8446737

>>8446704
what?