Nihilism
Franco Volpi
There is no analyst today who does not resort with surprising ease to the word nihilism whenever it comes to explaining something socially troubling. But what exactly is nihilism? Where does this disturbing guest, as Nietzsche defines it, come from, now that it is everywhere in our house and no one is in a position to throw it out? Through a historical-conceptual analysis, Franco Volpi traces the roots of the phenomenon, illustrates its manifestations in twentieth-century thought, and offers a perspective beyond nihilism.