EH S4 E9: "anyone can always use a little nihilism in their life" SPECIAL edition


NIHILISM

English

WOTD – 25 August 2020

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French nihilisme, German Nihilismus, or Late Latin nihilismus; the French, German, and Latin words are derived from Latin nihil (“indefinite nothing”), from nihilum (“nothing”), from ne- (prefix negating the principal meaning) + hīlum (“a trifle; not in the least”). The English word is cognate with Italian nichilismo, Spanish nihilismo, Russian нигили́зм (nigilízm), philosophical doctrine grounded on negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; emptiness; lack of education and cultural refinement.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

nihilism (countable and uncountable, plural nihilisms)

  1. (usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning. 
    Synonym: existential nihilism
  2. (usually uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1). 
    Synonym: moral nihilism
  3. (usually uncountable, politics) The rejection of non-proven or non-rationalized assertions in the social and political spheres of society. 
  4. (uncountable, psychiatry) A delusion that oneself or the world, or parts thereof, have ceased to exist. 
  5. (uncountable, Russia, politics, historical) Alternative letter-case form of Nihilism (“a Russian movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change”). 
  6. (countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists. 
    Antonym: antinihilism
  7. (countable) Something that is regarded as meaningless. 





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Olympics Update: Trump Wins Gold in Downhill Presidency

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MILAN (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump celebrated at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday after winning the gold medal in the downhill presidency.

Trump beamed as he stood on the winners’ podium, boasting, “Obama never won this.”

Notching a historic win, Trump set a new speed record for driving the world’s strongest economy into a ditch.

Despite his victory, he remained bitter about the Super Bowl halftime show, telling reporters that “Bad Bunny took a job away from an American bunny.”

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OMG! that's why reading makes my nipples hard!!!  who knew?

https://bigthink.com/mind-behavior/how-reading-books-regulates-your-nervous-system/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monthly-specials

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London Times in the matter of books vs. podcasts:
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/what-happened-non-fiction-books-publishing-industry-trends-gd9snqwjz?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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