Nihilism
Table of Contents
- Author: Nolen Gertz
- Year: 2019
1. Notes
As I was reading this, I kept thinking of Pedagogy of the Oppressed.. Funny enough later on the author mentions it!
2. Highlights
2.1. Chapter 4
2.1.1. Page 107
When the contagion of nihilism spreads, we come to increasingly see the world the way a sick person does, wanting only what we think will make us feel better and avoiding anything that we think will make us feel worse. Consequently, external authority figures like scientists come to be judged not by facts but by feelings.
2.2. Chapter 5
2.2.1. Page 106: Nihilism at School
Staring at screens has become so commonplace that when someone asks us to look up from our screens, we often get confused and angry.