Marxism is the outlook on a society that is governed by inherent hierarchies and class systems that, when applied to Kierkegaard's philosophy of existentialism, offer up a surrealist perspective on the meaning of life and how that meaning is defined by our human interactions with the surrounding environment.
Marxist methodology informs an economic and sociopolitical worldview based on their application to the analysis and critique of the development of capitalism and the role of class struggle in systemic economic change. The main intellectual tenets of Marxism were inspired by two German philosophers: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
First off, there are a few things to keep in mind when discussing Marxism.
1) There is no one definitive Marxist theory; Marxist analysis has been applied to a variety of different subjects and has been misconceived and modified during the course of its development, resulting in multiple and sometimes
Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no intrinsic meaning or value. With respect to the universe, existential nihilism posits that a single human or even the entire human species is insignificant, without purpose and unlikely to change in the totality of existence.
According to the theory, each individual is an isolated being "thrown" into the universe, barred from knowing "why", yet compelled to invent meaning. The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored in the philosophical school of existentialism, where one can potentially create his or her own subjective "meaning" or "purpose". Of all types of nihilism, existential nihilism gets the most literary and philosophical attention. The idea that meaning and values are without foundation is a form of nihilism, and the existential response to that idea is noting that meaning is not "a matter of contemplative theory", but instead, "a consequence of engagement and commitment".
Jean-Paul Sartre, the author of Being and Nothingness, wrote in his essay Existentialism and Humanism, "What do we mean by saying that existence precedes essence?
Philosophical notions most often represent nihilistic existentialism although
Philosophical notions most often represent nihilistic existentialism although
Nihilism (from the Latin word, nihil, nothing) is the philosophical doctrine suggesting the negation of one or more putatively meaningful aspects of life.
Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism, which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value.
Moral nihilists assert that morality does not inherently exist, and that any established moral values are abstractly contrived. Nihilism can also take epistemological or onto logical/metaphysical forms, meaning respectively that, in some aspect, knowledge is not possible, or that reality does not actually exist.
The term was popularized by Ivan Turgenev in his novel Fathers and Sons, whose hero, Bazarov, was a nihilist.
It is here I stop and ask you to ponder...are you actually reading this or is it a figment of humanistic delusion to which we respectively avoid its possibility?
It is here I stop and ask you to ponder...are you actually reading this or is it a figment of humanistic delusion to which we respectively avoid its possibility?
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