"Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age" by Eugene Rose

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Here is the great essay. It’s so edifying that I felt compelled to share it.

The author, also known as Fr. Seraphim Rose, was an American Priestmonk of the (schismatic) Eastern Orthodox Church who nevertheless rightly lamented and recorded the many spiritual threats of modernity. Another powerful example of this is one sermon he gave called “Living the Orthodox Worldview” (w/a textual version here).

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I feel his essay becomes a ‘Diatribe’ (which he says he is going to avoid). The ‘worrying’ philsophical and spiritual movements of our times reflect a profound search for wisdom and truth. The same thing existed in the times of nascent Christianity (with Epicurianism, Stoicism, neo-Platonism, Skepticism, etc. all floating around.)

Nietschze, as much as we might not like all his conclusions, was engaged in a real search for truth, for meaning, etc.

Nihilism can lead to a deeper faith, insofar as it invites us ‘Cast out into the deep’, to question our fundamental axiological, epistemological and ontological assumptions.

I see the rise of nihilism as a powerful alternative to the poisonous cult of ‘world-affirmation’, which is responsible for the decline of Christianity which has occured since the Middle Ages.
 
Qoeleth said:
I feel his essay becomes a ‘Diatribe’ (which he says he is going to avoid). The ‘worrying’ philsophical and spiritual movements of our times reflect a profound search for wisdom and truth. The same thing existed in the times of nascent Christianity (with Epicurianism, Stoicism, neo-Platonism, Skepticism, etc. all floating around.)

**Nietschze, as much as we might not like all his conclusions, was engaged in a real search for truth, for meaning, etc. **Nihilism can lead to a deeper faith, insofar as it invites us ‘Cast out into the deep’, to question our fundamental axiological, epistemological and ontological assumptions.

I see the rise of nihilism as a powerful alternative to the poisonous cult of ‘world-affirmation’, which is responsible for the decline of Christianity which has occured since the Middle Ages.
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I agree, however, Nietzchze had the truth starting him in the face and, as rational as he would like to have been, he passed it up.
 
mymamamary said:
I agree, however, Nietzchze had the truth starting him in the face and, as rational as he would like to have been, he passed it up.
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He passed it up, which some believe is the cause for his insanity.
 
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I agree, however, Nietzchze had the truth starting him in the face and, as rational as he would like to have been, he passed it up.
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And how do you know this? You’d have to read Nietzsche’s soul to have this knowledge. I’m not defending Nietzsche’s work or philosophy at all, because I find the majority of it to be heavily problematic. But you can’t make judgments about the man’s character. It is uncharitable to speak ill of the dead.

-ACEGC
 
Qoeleth said:
I see the rise of nihilism as a powerful alternative to the poisonous cult of ‘world-affirmation’, which is responsible for the decline of Christianity which has occured since the Middle Ages.
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See what he says about Vitalism in the third part of section II.
 
In_Spiration said:
See what he says about Vitalism in the third part of section II.
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Yes, but I do not see the link between Vitalism and Nihilism- except, insofar as one might say that Vitalism is a reaction to Nihilism. Perhaps you can clarify for me how nihilism leads to vitalism?
 
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