> And the nihilists they discuss are all fictional! They review novels that feature supposedly nihilistic characters. These are storytellers’ attempts to imagin

> And the nihilists they discuss are all fictional! They review novels that feature supposedly nihilistic characters. These are storytellers’ attempts to imagine what it would be like to accomplish nihilism. A realistic portrayal would be boring and depressing: catatonia. Maybe. If philosophy is noodling about the past, present and future, rejecting philosophy as a nihilist would be focusing on the present tense. That is, living like an animal. Which gets at the point that ours is a most nihilistic age. "Nihilism: you're soaking in it." => https://youtu.be/dzmTtusvjR4 https://youtu.be/dzmTtusvjR4