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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- 140. Nature (Natur)
- 141. Nihilism (Nihilismus)
- 142. Nothing (Nichts)
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
141. - Nihilism (Nihilismus)
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2021
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- 140. Nature (Natur)
- 141. Nihilism (Nihilismus)
- 142. Nothing (Nichts)
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Nihilism is a condition in which we experience no constraints on us coming from the entities we encounter – they show up as having no essence, as demanding nothing from us, and offering no resistance to our machinations. “Nihilism means: with everything in every respect, it is nothing” (GA5:265/110). Heidegger’s discussion of nihilism is interwoven with his analysis of the contemporary condition, which he often refers to as the technological age. The way Heidegger reads Nietzsche is crucial to his understanding of contemporary culture and, in many ways, they come to a similar diagnosis – whether understood in terms of nihilism or of technology.
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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon , pp. 515 - 519Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021