7 essays on nihilism. All posts
Absurdism and nihilism both accept that life has no given meaning. The difference isn't which you pick — it's whether you assign meaning or let drift do it.
Read moreImpermanence (anicca) and non-self (anatta) sound like nihilism — but Buddhism rejects that reading. Here's what a self with nothing fixed underneath is for.
Read moreStoicism says focus on what's yours to control. Nihilism says nothing was ever assigned to matter. Here's where they actually agree — and the question neither one answers.
Read moreCamus said the absurd demands revolt, not despair. Here's what revolt actually meant to him — and why it's not enough, by itself, to build a life on.
Read moreNo god, no rulebook, no inherited code — how to build a personal ethic from chosen values instead of borrowed ones, and why it holds up better than either.
Read moreIs nihilism freeing or just depressing? A practical take on why "nothing matters" feels like exposure before it feels like freedom — and what to do with it.
Read moreNihilism says nothing matters, full stop. Existentialism says nothing matters — so you decide what does. Here's the real difference, and why it isn't academic.
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