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Donald A.  \npublisher: State University of New York Press isbn10 | asin: 0887067204  \nprint isbn13: 9780887067204  \nebook isbn13: 9780585063362  \nlanguage: English  \nsubject Nihilism (Philosophy) publication date: 1988  \nlcc: B828 .3.C76 1988eb  \nddc: 149/ .8  \nsubject: Nihilism (Philosophy)  \nPage i  \nThe Specter of the Absurd  \nPage ii  \nSUNY Series in Philosophy Robert Cummings Neville, Editor  \nPage iii  \nThe Specter of the Absurd Sources and Criticisms of Modern Nihilism  \nDonald A. Crosby  \nState University of New York Press  \nPage iv  \nPublished by  \nState University of New York Press, Albany © 1988 State University of New York All rights reserved  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nNo part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.  \nFor information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crosby, Donald A.  \nThe specter of the absurd: sources and criticisms of modern nihilism/by  \nDonald A. Crosby.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).(SUNY series in Philosophy)  \nBibliography: p.  \nIncludes indexes.  \nISBN 0-88706-719-0. ISBN 0-88706-720-4 (pbk.)  \n1. Nihilism. I. Title. II. Series.  \nB828 .3.C76 1988  \n149'. 8dc19 87-20917  \nCIP  \nPage v  \nTO CHARLOTTE  \nIn gratitude for the meaning she gives to my life.  \nPage vii  \nCONTENTS  \nAcknowledgments ix Part One: Introduction 1. Experiencing the Absurd 1  \n2. Types of Nihilism 8  \nPart Two: Arguments for Nihilism  \n3. Arguments About God, Nature, Suffering, and Time 38  \n4. Arguments About Reason, Will, and Other Persons 76  \nPart Three: A Critical Look at Religious Sources of Nihilism  \n5. Anthropocentrism, Externality of Value, and Religion as 122 Theism  \n6. God's All-Seeing Eye, Search for Certainty, and 137 Deprecation of the World  \nPart Four: A Critical Look at Philosophical Sources of Nihilism  \n7. Correspondence-Substance and the Hegemony of 174 Science  \n8. Truth Through Method and Seeds of Nihilism in the 200 Thought of Descartes  \n9. The Subjectivist Turn in Epistemology, Philosophy of 241  \nLanguage, and Ethics  \n10. Social-Political Individualism, Fact-Value Dichotomy, 288  \nand Primacy of Will Part Five: Final Appraisal 11. The Case Against Nihilism: Lessons and Refutations 352  \nNotes 381  \nBibliography 417  \nIndex of Names 439  \nIndex of Subjects 448  \nPage viii  \nAnyone who is to think creatively today has to be able to confront the nothingness ofpositivism and existentialism and appropriate them; and this means, not destroy them without a trace, but lift them up into a new ownness in which the very strength of their bitter opposition feeds the growth of a new affirmation.  \nAlbert Hofstadter (1974:146)  \nPage ix  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nI am indebted to my colleagues in the Department of Philosophy at Colorado State University for their interest in this work and for their insightful advice and criticism during its preparation. James W. Boyd, Willard O. Eddy, and Holmes Rolston, III, labored tirelessly on successive chapters of an earlier draft of the entire manuscript. Robert W. Jordan and Ron G. Williams each criticized some of the pages of that draft. An expression of thanks is also due to Judy Schindler, who rendered invaluable assistance in editing the manuscript and preparing the index, as well as in suggesting ways to improve the book's content. My wife, Charlotte, not only gave me the benefit of her own careful readings ofthe emerging book but also provided a constant encouragement and support for which I am deeply grateful.  \nI wish to express my appreciation to the Endowment Fund of the Department of Philosophy and the Professional Development Program of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Colorad","cbCaibQXNDPLi4sp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibQXNDPLi4sp","pdf",3247479,957,"English","# Contents\n## Part One: Introduction\n## Part Two: Arguments for Nihilism\n## Part Three: A Critical Look at Religious Sources of Nihilism\n## Part Four: A Critical Look at Philosophical Sources of Nihilism\n## Part Five: Final Appraisal\n## Notes\n## Bibliography\n## Index of Names\n## Index of Subjects","[{\"question\":\"What is the book’s central focus?\",\"answer\":\"The book focuses on the sources and criticisms of modern nihilism.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the structure of the book develop its argument?\",\"answer\":\"It proceeds from an introduction to arguments for nihilism, then offers critical examinations of religious and philosophical sources before presenting a final appraisal against nihilism.\"},{\"question\":\"Which topics are addressed in the arguments for nihilism?\",\"answer\":\"The arguments cover questions about God, nature, suffering, time, reason, will, and other persons.\"}]","The Specter of the Absurd - Sources and Criticisms of Modern Nihilism | PDF",1789947107,1474]