Nihilism and Responsibility in the Writings of Karl Jaspers

Andrén, Mats,1958Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion,Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion (författare)

The aim of this article is to describe the connection of the concepts of nihilism and responsibility in the writings of Karl Jaspers. The article starts with his early writings in the late 1910s and traces his use of nihilism until the late 1950s. Jaspers first defines nihilism in a general, anthropological sense. It is essential to the human condition, which involves questioning everything. However, as his critique of contemporary society evolves, nihilism is treated as the impetus behind concrete threats such as National Socialism and the Second World War, as well as the post-war nuclear arms race.

Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:European Review: Cambridge University Press (CUP)22:2, s. 209-2161062-79871474-0575

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