'''epistemological nihilism''' which denies the possibility of knowledge and truth; this form of nihilism is identified with postmodernism.
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*'''epistemological nihilism''' which denies the possibility of knowledge and truth; this form of nihilism is identified with postmodernism.
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'''Political Nihilism''' is associated with the belief that the destruction of all existing political, social, and religious order is a prerequisite for any future improvement.
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*'''Political Nihilism''' is associated with the belief that the destruction of all existing political, social, and religious order is a prerequisite for any future improvement.
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'''Moral nihilism''' rejects all moral or ethical values.
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*'''Moral nihilism''' rejects all moral or ethical values.
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'''Existential nihilism''' is the notion that life has no meaning or purpose.<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/nihilism.htm</ref>
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*'''Existential nihilism''' is the notion that life has no meaning or purpose.<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/nihilism.htm</ref>