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Dec 14, 2015 · To say nothing matters is hypocritical; we all care about something. (Even if what we care about is that nothing seems to matter.) As for his Swiss friend, Hare says he was no hypocrite; he was just confused about what the word matter meant.
In that sense it is quite true that (strictly speaking) no thing matters, from which we can easily, but mistakenly, derive the conclusion that nothing matters: we take a deep and hard look at things, fail to observe any mattering activity in them, and then conclude that nothing matters.
- Michael Hauskeller
Jan 12, 2022 · What exactly do we mean when we say that “nothing matters”? More than sixty years ago, the British philosopher Richard Mervyn Hare attempted to answer this question in an early essay. 1 The way he answers it is intended to convince us that the view that “nothing matters” is an untenable position, and quite obviously so.
- Michael Hauskeller
One feels that nothing matters. It is possible that such feelings have always been around, but they appear in their most acute form in the disenchanted modern era, with the rise of natural science and the decline of religious belief and traditional forms of life.
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Sep 6, 2023 · Casual Metallica fans might have been confused when the band released Nothing Else Matters in 1991. A touchy-feely ballad that frontman James Hetfield had written about missing his then-girlfriend Kri.
This paper evaluates the preconceived notions of upholding the rejection of nothingness for two centuries until the 1990's came about with the school of Metaphysical Nihilists. In 2000's this school of thought was refuted against and was seen to be brought down.
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An examination of the meaning of meaninglessness: why it matters that nothing matters. When someone is labeled a nihilist, it's not usually meant as a compliment. Most of us associate nihilism with destructiveness and violence.
