Cinizmas ir nihilizmas = Cynicism and Nihilism

This article compares cynicism and nihilism, based on their ontological premises. One can notice that they are frequently considered as identical in the public discourse; indeed, they seem similar due to their relationship with morality and values; they both exercise negation and unmasking. However,...

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Subtitles:Cynicism and Nihilism
Main Author: Gutauskas, Mintautas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Lithuanian
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Published: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla 2012
In: Religija ir kultūra
Year: 2012, Volume: 10, Pages: 22-31
Further subjects:B Nietzsche
B Realism
B realizmas
B nihilizmas
B Cynicism
B cinizmas
B Nihilism
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Summary:This article compares cynicism and nihilism, based on their ontological premises. One can notice that they are frequently considered as identical in the public discourse; indeed, they seem similar due to their relationship with morality and values; they both exercise negation and unmasking. However, it can be proven that they differ in terms of their ontological premises: while cynicism is based on the cynical realism, which is constituted in the perspective of the naked truth, nihilism is a form of thinking, which annihilates the possibility of realism itself and extinguishes the distinction between reality and illusion. Both of them are also compared from the aspect of reflexivity: nihilism is shown as a reflective thinking, while cynicism turns out to be a "practical" thinking without self-reflection. Finally, it is shown that although the truth of both nihilism and cynicism is enrooted in performativity, it is constituted differently by the way of unmasking.
ISSN:1822-4539
Contains:Enthalten in: Religija ir kultūra
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15388/Relig.2012.0.2741