Essays about: "Nihilism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Nihilism.

1. 1. Waiting for Godot : A Play in Which the Main Characters' Lives Are Presented As Meaningless

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Iman Abbas Abdulmehdi; [2023]
   Keywords : Waiting for Godot; Absurdism; Nihilism; Existentialism; Samuel Beckett;

   Abstract : The objective of this argumentative paper is to study the play Waiting for Godot from a specific point of view. The statement of this thesis is that the lives of Vladimir and Estragon are presented as meaningless, and this claim is based on the analysis of the play and the study of other published scholarship that is associated with the topic. READ MORE

3. 2. 'No Way Out': Monologic Madness in László Krasznahorkai's War and War

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Axel Lindner Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Alienation; ambiguity; madness; monologue; verbal nihilism;

   Abstract : In the attempt to let it speak its own name, authors of fiction have since the turn of the 20th century developed increasingly nuanced representations of madness. Such complicated productions of literary madness, I suggest, can be understood in terms of a rich fusion of philosophical inquiry and narratology. READ MORE

4. 3. Pluralism in the philosophy of mathematics : Can Pluralism give a satisfactory solution to the foundational crisis in mathematics?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Sara Edrissi; [2022]
   Keywords : pluralism; matematikens filosofi;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, the demand for a unifying and foundational theoryof mathematics has become more critical. This is referred to as ”thefoundational crisis in Mathematics”. In this paper I will present a newposition in the philosophy of mathematics called Pluralism. READ MORE

5. 4. Incels: Frustrated and Angry due to Deprivation of Intimacy : A Case Study of the Radicalisation Trajectories of an Online Community on a Fringe Social Media Platform

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS

   Author : Aron Kiss; [2022]
   Keywords : fringe social media platforms; echo chambers; marginalised groups; unfulfilled masculinity; polarisation; radicalisation; incel; NLP;

   Abstract : Technological advancements and affordability enable voicing of social injustice, feelings of deprivation, and oppression. Spatial barriers no longer pose obstacles to connecting with like-minded (or dissimilar) others to define and refine ingroup and outgroup. READ MORE

6. 5. Black Metal, Ecology and Contemporary Nihilism

   University essay from Kungl. Konsthögskolan

   Author : Mary Furniss; [2020]
   Keywords : Black Metal Theory; Ecology; Nihilism; Bataille; Nietzsche; Doomer; Chaos Magick; Chaos Comic; Painting;

   Abstract : Abstract 1: Master Thesis - Investigating the relationship between the aesthetics of Black Metal and its ecological and nihilistic implications with contemporary painting, comics and Chaos Magick spiritual practice. Abstract 2: Documentation of solo exhibition titled Zurbaráns' Dream. READ MORE