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nihilism  

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  • Nihilism has always been a term of abuse. Almost no one in the history of philosophy claims the title of nihilist for his- or herself; rather, from the first use of the term in philosophical disputes of the eighteenth century, nihilism has been a charge by one school of thinkers against another. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Nihilism]

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