Podcast 323 | Nihilism

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus ·

In this episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists are joined by philosopher Peter Rollins to discuss nihilism, despair, anger, and depression, and they answer the following questions:

  • How are nihilism and minimalism related?
  • Is Fight Club’s Tyler Durden an example of nihilism?
  • What did Nietzsche mean by the “death of God”?
  • What started the recent rise in nihilism?
  • Is anger merely unrealized expectations?
  • What is the “belief through the other”?
  • How do you define “fundamentalism”?
  • Are nihilism and pessimism the same perspective?
  • How do we overcome pessimism?
  • What would cause someone to become a nihilist?
  • Why did Nietzsche believe we must all experience the death of God?
  • What is “dialectics”?
  • How do I help myself and my children adequately recover and move on after the death of their father ‬and the disintegration of my second marriage?
  • What are “beta-elements”?
  • What is an “alpha function”?
  • What is your perspective regarding “symptoms”?
  • What is the value of a psychotherapist for those of us struggling with issues?
  • How do you find new meaning in life when the meaning you wanted is no longer an option?
  • How do you define “depression”?
  • What is the “object cause of desire”?
  • How do you define “love”?
  • How do you address a void?
  • Why do you consider Los Angeles the most religious place in the world?
  • What is “leveling”?
  • What is the difference between a problem and a mystery?

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Minimal Maxims

Joshua & Ryan’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.

  • “A meaningful life resides at the intersection of devotion and love.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
  • “If there’s no meaning of life, there’s still meaning in life.” —Peter Rollins

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