Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age

Publication Data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2009
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 123
Dimensions (l × w × h): 22.9 cm × 15.2 cm × 0.8 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 1‒887904‒06‒9
ISBN-13: 978‒1‒887904‒06‒3

   
Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose

“Nihilism—the belief that there is no Absolute Truth, that all truth is relative—is[...]the basic philosophy of the twentieth century: ‘It has become, in our time, so widespread and pervasive, has entered so thoroughly and so deeply into the minds and hearts of all men living today, that there is no longer any “front” on which it may be fought.’ The heart of this philosophy[...]was ‘expressed most clearly by Nietzsche and by a character of Dostoyevsky in the phrase: ‘God is dead, therefore man becomes God and everything is possible.’”
—“Editor’s Preface”

CONTENTS

Editor’s Preface
I. Introduction: The Question of Faith
II. The Stages of the Nihilist Dialectic
   1. Liberalism
   2. Realism
   3. Vitalism
   4. The Nihilism of Destruction
III. The Theology and the Spirit of Nihilism
   1. Rebellion: The War against God
   2. The Worship of Nothingness
IV. The Nihilist Program
   1. The Destruction of the Old Order
   2. The Making of the “New Earth”
   3. The Fashioning of the “New Man”
V. “Beyond Nihilism”
Eugene’s Proposed Outline for The Kingdom of Man and the Kingdom of God
Appendix: The Philosophy of the Absurd
Index