grendel test

losing my mind

Existentialism Nihilism

Life is without meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value

Moral Nihilism

Morality does not exist, so no moral values can be used to uphold a role or choose one action over another.

Nihilism

belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. Associated with extreme pessimism and a skepticism about the nature of existence. Belief in absolutely nothing, bear no loyalty, and no purpose.

Solipsism

The only certain knowledge is what is inside one’s own mind; nothing exists except consciousness
There is no conceptual link between mental and physical states

The experience of an individual is necessarily private to that person

“The world resists me and I resist the world,’ I said. ‘That’s all there is. The mountains are what I define them as.’”

“That is their happiness: they see all life without observing it. They’re buried in it like crabs in the mud.”

Doubts existence itself

Communism

Everything should be shared and common; society is oneness.

Existentialism

Individuals learn purpose of existence little by little through events life experiences

Pragmatism

Determines value of decisions and ideas through their practical application in the world

Idealism

Looking at life through a lens of perfection, or what life should ideally be.

Utilitarianism

Goal in life is to maximize happiness; sacrificing the few for the good of the many

Nietzscheism

Individuals and actions can only be good or evil. Nietzsche believed that humans were close to being “superhuman” and that humanity had to prioritize cultivation of “good” genes.