Nietzsche's Impact On The Culture And Values Of The 20th Century

German Philosopher and cultural critic, Friedrich Nietzsche stated “Nihilism’s impact on the culture and values of the 19th century has been pervasive, its apocalyptic tenor spawning a mood of gloom and a good deal of anxiety, anger, and terror. “
Nihilism is the belief that life has no objective value, to begin, moral nihilism, or ethical nihilism is the belief that nothing is intrinsically right or wrong. Essentially- there are no set morals in the world. For example if you wanted to kill someone- it’s not necessarily wrong or right. The morality of something is dependent on what system of ethics you choose to apply. Christianity for example- looking at first degree murder for example may be considered a no go- but from a nihilistic perspective-
Where did it come from? It has been over a century now since German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, contrary to popular belief was not an advocate for nihilism, wrote about it and its potential effects on civilisation To quote, “nihilism's impact on the culture and values of the 20th century has been pervasive, its apocalyptic tenor spawning a mood of gloom and a good deal of anxiety, anger, and terror.” Interestingly, Nietzsche himself, a solitary philosopher preoccupied with language, knowledge, and truth, anticipated many of the themes of postmodernity. Friedrich believed we could--”at a high price”--eventually work through nihilism. If we survived the process of destroying all interpretations, meaning, and morality of the world, we could then perhaps discover the true meaning for humankind. "Nihilism" comes from the Latin nihil, or nothing, which means not anything, that which does not exist. It appears in the verb "annihilate," meaning to bring to nothing, to destroy completely. The origins of nihilism are in Russia, nihilism became identified with a loosely organized revolutionary movement that rejected the authority of the state, church, and family. Anarchist leader Mikhael Bakunin between 1814-1876 composed the notorious quote still identified with nihilism: "Let us put our trust in the eternal spirit which destroys and annihilates only because it is the unsearchable and eternally creative source of all life--the passion for
Movements such as Dadaism, Futurism and deconstructionism. Often it is means or is meant to imply that the beliefs of the accuser are more substantial or truthful, while the beliefs of the accused are nihilistic, and comparatively amount to nothing.
Nihilism does not get along with christianity, or any religion. Friedrich Nietzsche believes that the abandonment of religion and god would plunge the word into utter chaos- which coincidentally is exactly what nihilism would do. Because the western world depends on the morality of a god or higher power- without it there are no morals or meaning to live.
Nietzsche also believes that Christianity is purely a coping mechanism to prevent from falling into a state of existential despair. Nietzsche believes Christianity as a nihilistic religion because it evaded the challenge of finding meaning in life, creating instead a spiritual projection where mortality and suffering were removed instead of solved. He believed nihilism resulted from the "death of God", and believed that it was something to be overcome, by returning meaning to a bleak