An Oregon teen arrested last month in connection with an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a mall in southwestern Washington subscribed to a “nihilistic violent extremist ideology,” according to ...

“Nihilism” comes from the Latin word nihil, or nothing, or “that which does not exist.” Nihilism can be defined as the belief that all values, and therefore institutions, are baseless. Consequently, ...

If we attend to egotism, we have a chance of warding off the disillusionment, disengagement, and anxiety that are most often associated with nihilism. (marcoventuriniautieri / iStock / Getty Images) ...

A woman named Brittney Hartley has dubbed herself something of a spiritual explorer after spending years of her life devoted to learning about the human experience and achieving multiple degrees in ...

Nihilism is a philosophical belief that suggests that life has no inherent meaning or purpose. It rejects the idea that there is any objective truth or value in the world, and suggests that all ...

Legendary comedian Norm Macdonald, chronicling his longstanding addiction to gambling in his autobiography, recounted in it a moment in which his psychiatrist interpreted his fixation on gambling as a ...

Feelings of pointlessness have been associated with the pandemic since its beginning. With many activities cancelled and people being let go from their jobs, life seemed (and still seems) exceedingly ...

Friedrich Nietzsche has a long rap sheet. Elitist. Anti-democratic. Unchristian. But in one respect at least – cue the sound of the smallest violin in the world – he has been misrepresented. Despite ...