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A Defence of Nihilism (2020)
Book

This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism. The authors argue that the concept of nihilism has been employed pejoratively by almost all philosophers and religious leaders to indicate a widespread cultural crisis of truth, meaning, or morals... Read More about A Defence of Nihilism.

Revaluating Nihilism (2020)
Book Chapter

The conclusion summarises the implications of the book. Nihilism has been misunderstood. When understood as the view that there is no meaning of life, it is a view that needs to be reclaimed, because the idea of the meaning of life is not helpful wit... Read More about Revaluating Nihilism.

Nil Desperandum (2020)
Book Chapter

The contemporary extremist views about nihilism, linked to the historical development of pessimism in the works of Leopardi, Schopenhauer, and Hartmann, claim that life is without hope and that the logical end to nihilism is the destruction of humani... Read More about Nil Desperandum.

Much Ado about Nothing (2020)
Book Chapter

Popular titles on nihilism in the market today are as bleak as they are catchy. They shock. They scandalise. More importantly, they sell. They appeal to the morbid fascination behind the claims that God is dead, life is meaningless, morality is a sha... Read More about Much Ado about Nothing.

Nihil Sine Deo (2020)
Book Chapter

Charles Taylor, Hubert Dreyfus, and Sean Kelly address residual fears about nihilism. They represent what we call the moderate view – moderate in the sense that for them, human beings can optimistically hope to overcome the supposedly bad effects of... Read More about Nihil Sine Deo.

Tailored communication methods as key to implementation of evidence-based solutions in primary child health care (2020)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Evidence-based policies should underpin successful implementation of innovations within child health care. The EU-funded Models of Child Health Appraised project enabled research into effective methods to communicate research evidence. Th... Read More about Tailored communication methods as key to implementation of evidence-based solutions in primary child health care.