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'''Nihilism''' is the belief in nothing.  A true nihilist would have no loyalties, and no purpose.  [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] argued that nihilism's corrosive effects would eventually destroy all moral, religious, and metaphysical convictions and precipitate the greatest crisis in human history.<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/nihilism.htm</ref>  German political philosopher [[Leo Strauss]] argued that modern [[liberal]]ism leads inevitably to nihilism.  And because of this view, some philosophers have argued that political leaders should invent elaborate myths to give modern liberal democratic society a sense of purpose.

'''Nihilism''' is the belief in nothing.  A true nihilist would have no loyalties, and no purpose.  [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] argued that nihilism's corrosive effects would eventually destroy all moral, religious, and metaphysical convictions and precipitate the greatest crisis in human history.<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/nihilism.htm</ref>  German political philosopher [[Leo Strauss]] argued that modern [[liberal]]ism leads inevitably to nihilism.  And because of this view, some philosophers have argued that political leaders should invent elaborate myths to unite citizens of modern liberal democratic society behind a common purpose.

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