,ACTIVE VS4 ,PASSIVE ,NIHILISM 

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,A GREAT MANY PHILOSOPH]S HAVE D$ICAT$ CONSID]ABLE AM\NTS ( !IR WAK+ MOM5TS WRE/L+ ) ! PROBLEM ( NIHILISM2 OR MORE SPECIFICALLY1 ! PROBLEM ( OV]COM+ NIHILISM4 ,NEV]!LESS1 NIHILISM ITSELF REMA9S A MY/]Y -- LEA/ ( ALL ITS CONSEQU5CES = MANK9D4 ,TO BE SURE1 AN ADEQUATE DEF9ITION ( NIHILISM IS WANT+4 ,9 ! MO/ G5]AL S5SE1 NIHILISM REF]S TO ! ABS5CE ( ANY OBJECTIVE1 UNIV]SAL OR 9TR9SIC VALUE4 ,FROM ?IS1 IT NECESS>ILY FOLL[S ?AT \R METAPHYSICAL BELIEFS1 \R MORAL_/E?ICAL VALUES1 & EV5 \R [N EXI/5CE1 >E COMPLETELY & UTT]LY LACK+ ANY 9H]5T MEAN+4 

,AS A DIRECT CONSEQU5CE ( NIHILISM1 MAN IS =C$ TO SEE REALITY = :AT IT IS3 A R&OM1 IRRATIONAL1 & *AOTIC EXI/5CE 9 :I* \R ROLE IS 9F9ITESIMAL4 ,NIHILISM1 9 ?IS CAPACITY1 S]VES TO BREAK D[N ALL ! ILLUSIONS1 MY?S1 & ALL O!R SOCIAL1 CULTURAL CON/RUCTIONS ?AT HAVE HI!RTO GIV5 US A FALSE S5SE ( SECURITY & HOPE4 

,9 ITS ACTIVE =M1 NIHILISM IS LIK5$ TO A HAMM] -- US$ NOT ONLY TO *ISEL AWAY ALL >TIFICIAL MEAN+1 BUT TO SMA% !M4 ,ACTIVE NIHILISM PAVES ! WAY = ! CREATION ( NEW VALUES1 ! OV]COM+ ( ! SELF BY TAK+ A NEW RELATION TO ONESELF AS AN AUTONOM\S CREATOR4 ,9 EFFECT1 ?IS IS ! TRANS=MATION ( LIV+ AS ! 0ONE-SELF10 9TO 0MY-SELF40 ,?US1 ! 5D RESULT ( NIHILISM 9 ITS ACTIVE =M IS NO?+ %ORT ( PAV+ ! WAY = ! GR\NDS TO BECOM+ MY [N SELF4 

,PASSIVE NIHILISM1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS EPITOMIZ$ BY RESIGNATION2 ! PROGNOSIS ?AT LIFE IS AN 0UNPR(ITABLE EPISODE10 79 ,S*OP5HAU]'S WORDS74 ,NIETZS*E EQUAT$ PASSIVE NIHILISM ) ,S*OP5HAU]'S REPUDIATION ( LIFE VIA ! D5IAL ( ! ,WILL AS A GREAT ?REAT4 ,NIHILISM 9 ITS PASSIVE =M1 :ILE ADOPT+ ! SAME PROGNOSIS ( EXI/5CE AS ACTIVE NIHILISM1 ?US NEV]!LESS TAKES ! OPPOSITE /ANCE ( ACTIVE NIHILISM AS TO H[ WE %\LD RESPOND TO ! PROBLEM ( A MEAN+LESS1 VALUE-LESS1 & *AOTIC EXI/5CE4 

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