Violence and Nihilism - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3110698951 ISBN 13 : 9783110698954

Editeur : De Gruyter, 2022

Synopsis

Nihilism seems to be per definition linked to violence. Indeed, if the nihilist is a person who acknowledges no moral or religious authority, then what does stop him from committing any kind of crime? Dostoevsky precisely called attention to this danger: if there is no God and no immortality of the soul, then everything is permitted, even anthropophagy. Nietzsche, too, emphasised, although in different terms, the consequences deriving from the death of God and the collapse of Judeo-Christian morality. This context shaped the way in which philosophers, writers and artists thought about violence, in its different manifestations, during the 20th century.

The goal of this interdisciplinary volume is to explore the various modern and contemporary configurations of the link between violence and nihilism as understood by philosophers and artists (in both literature and film).

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Luís Aguiar de Sousa, New University of Lisbon, Portugal, Paolo Stellino, New University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: De Gruyter
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3110698951
• ISBN 13: 9783110698954
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 327
• Éditeur: Aguiar De Sousa Luís, Stellino Paolo
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Walter de Gruyter GmbH; productsafety@degruyterbrill.com; ; Genthiner Straße 13; Berlin; 10785; Allemagne