It was in part a political movement. See Dostoevsky's Demons (aka The Possessed).
Tom Send a noteboard - 09/10/2012 01:49:24 PM
Political anarchism became popular in Russia, as did political nihilism, as attempts to create revolutionary groups. Obviously, both of them failed because of the problems inherent in tapping into those sentiments (nihilists ultimately became too morose to do anything, and anarchists couldn't cooperate well enough to counteract the well-organized socialists). However, in the Nineteenth Century both were active, and they attracted the notice of writers. However, there is really not much beyond the two works I mentioned. Some of Chekhov's works betray a pessimism that some believe is nihilistic, but beyond that...well, yeah, that's about it.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
What stories make strong arguments against (or for) nihilism?
08/10/2012 06:20:25 PM
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Turgenev's Fathers and Sons is a quintessential story about nihilism. *NM*
09/10/2012 01:00:02 AM
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Nihilism seems to crop up a lot in Russian literature. Is there a reason in particular? *NM*
09/10/2012 04:15:18 AM
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It was in part a political movement. See Dostoevsky's Demons (aka The Possessed).
09/10/2012 01:49:24 PM
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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race, by Thomas Ligotti
15/10/2012 02:35:56 AM
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I gotta read more of his stuff. Noctuary just didn't quite make it for me. *NM*
05/11/2012 04:41:27 PM
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