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Question: Is it Possible to be an Nihilistic Existentialist !?
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a sort of nihilistic existentialism does indeed exist, it isn't as radical as pure nihilism!. Another reason why these philosophies are often confused is that Friedrich Nietzsche is a central philosopher in both!. What sets existential nihilists apart from pure nihilists is the fact that, while nihilists don't believe in any meaning at all, existential nihilists only believe this in relation to any sort of meaning to life (though this position is implied in "regular" nihilism, and existential nihilists may also subscribe to the full nihilistic view, existential nihilism is a separate view)!. While other existentialists will allow for meaning in people's lives (that meaning they themselves inject into it), existential nihilists will deny that this meaning is anything but self-deception!. Existential nihilists could thus seem to be more pessimistic than the other existentialists, but even here, conclusions vary!. Some will claim that the best thing to do is to commit suicide while others will claim that the lack of objective meaning of life means you should just do as you wish - a hedonism of sorts!. There also are those who hold that nihilism is both a necessary burden of the authentic thinker and a source of dread, pushing them to hold in suspension his tendency to accept the reality of values while maintaining the unfulfilled desire for their discovery!.


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as a confirmed optimistic pessimist i would think maybe!.
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