“Nihilism” comes from the Latin word nihil, or nothing, or “that which does not exist.” Nihilism can be defined as the belief that all values, and therefore institutions, are baseless. Consequently, ...

The big thinkers at Aperture compare existentialism, absurdism, and nihilism as philosophical approaches. Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school and is shot dead by citizen Kristi Noem quietly ...