The Abuse of Nihilism: And Strauss's Critique of Modernity
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https://doi.org/10.54097/ajmss.v3i2.10238Keywords:
Nihilism, Strauss, ModernityAbstract
Our society is going through a profound crisis, with a series of problems such as loss of morality, collapse of faith, and decay of values flooding the whole society, and the standards of value judgment about right and wrong, good and evil, and justice becoming blurred, and people doing whatever they want, with unimaginable consequences. What we need to do in the face of value nihilism is not to escape, but to understand this crisis and nihilism. Many scholars have expressed their thoughts on nihilism, the most typical one being Strauss. Strauss proposes that the ultimate of modernity is nihilism and points out that only natural justice can overcome nihilism. This paper attempts to discuss both Strauss's modernity and nihilism critique, explore the roots and development of nihilism, and then explore possible ways out.
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