{"product_id":"a-history-of-nihilism-in-the-nineteenth-century-confrontations-with-nothingness-paperback-softback-9781009266710","title":"A History of Nihilism in the Nineteenth Century; Confrontations with Nothingness (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009266710","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Nihilism in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConfrontations with Nothingness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rich, expansive book reaching beyond philosophy to literature and the history of ideas with strong appeal to diverse readers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Stewart (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009266710, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e334 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.487 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the book's clarity and its didascalic slant make this volume an ideal companion for a course on nineteenth-century perspectives on nihilism.' Davide Marino, Religious Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNihilism – the belief that life is meaningless – is frequently associated with twentieth-century movements such as existentialism, postmodernism and Dadaism, and thought to result from the shocking experiences of the two World Wars and the Holocaust. In his rich and expansive new book, Jon Stewart shows that nihilism's beginnings in fact go back much further to the first half of the nineteenth century. He argues that the true origin of modern nihilism was the rapid development of Enlightenment science, which established a secular worldview. This radically diminished the importance of human beings so that, in the vastness of space and time, individuals now seemed completely insignificant within the universe. The author's panoramic exploration of how nihilism developed – not only in philosophy, but also in religion, poetry and literature – shows what an urgent topic it was for thinkers of all kinds, and how it has continued powerfully to shape intellectual debates ever since.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Jean Paul's Vision of Nihilism and Plea for the Doctrine of Immortality\u003cbr\u003e 2. Klingemann and the Absurdity of Nothingness in The Nightwatches\u003cbr\u003e 3. Nihilism in English Romanticism: Byron and Shelley\u003cbr\u003e 4. Schopenhauer's Theory of Human Suffering and Lack of Meaning\u003cbr\u003e 5. Büchner's Account of the Reign of Terror as a Mirror of Human Existence\u003cbr\u003e 6. Poul Martin Møller's Criticism of Hegelianism and the Danish Discussion of Nihilism\u003cbr\u003e 7. Kierkegaard and the Indefinability and Inexplicability of Death\u003cbr\u003e 8. Turgenev's Portrait of a Nihilist\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nietzsche's Vision of the Past and the Future of Nihilism\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Importance of Nihilism in the Nineteenth Century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20c%201600%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHPCD%5D%22\"\u003eHPCD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463020933400,"sku":"9781009266710","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009266710i.jpg?v=1785545517","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-nihilism-in-the-nineteenth-century-confrontations-with-nothingness-paperback-softback-9781009266710","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}