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Disputing the common misconception that nihilism is wholly negative and necessarily damaging to the human spirit, John Marmysz offers a clear and complete definition to argue that it is compatible, and indeed preferably responded to, with an attitude of good humor. He carefully scrutinizes the phenomenon of nihilism as it appears in the works, lives, and actions of key figures in the history of philosophy, literature, politics, and theology, including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, and Mishima. While suggesting that there ultimately is no solution to the problem of nihilism, Marmysz proposes a way of utilizing the anxiety and despair that is associated with the problem as a spur toward liveliness, activity, and the celebration of life.

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  1. cover
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  1. front matter
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. vii
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  1. Introduction. THE PROBLEM OF NIHILISM
  2. pp. 1-12
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  1. Part I. SCRUTINIZING NIHILISM
  1. Chapter One. GERMAN AND RUSSIAN NIHILISM
  2. pp. 15-20
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  1. Chapter Two. NIETZSCHEAN NIHILISM
  2. pp. 21-42
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  1. Chapter Three. WORLD-WAR AND POSTWAR NIHILISM
  2. pp. 43-60
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  1. Chapter Four. NIHILISTIC INCONGRUITY
  2. pp. 61-88
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  1. Part Two. DECLINE, ASCENT, AND HUMOR
  1. Chapter Five. DECLINE, DECAY, AND FALLING AWAY
  2. pp. 91-104
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  1. Chapter Six. AMBITION, ASPIRATION, AND ASCENT
  2. pp. 105-122
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  1. Chapter Seven. HUMOR AND INCONGRUITY
  2. pp. 123-154
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  1. Conclusion. HUMOR AS A RESPONSE TO NIHILISM
  2. pp. 155-166
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  1. Postscript
  2. pp. 167-172
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 173-194
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 195-202
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 203-209
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