A lack of meaning?: Reactive nihilism and processual materiality
This article explores the ‘lack of meaning’ in contemporary society as a consequence of Western dualist thought paradigms and ontologies, via Gilles Deleuze’s concept of ‘reactive nihilism’ following the colloquial murder of God. The article then explores processual and new materialist approaches in...
| Published in: | Approaching religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Approaching religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Deleuze, Gilles 1925-1995
/ Nihilism
/ Self
/ Materiality
/ Dupré, John 1952-
/ Neimanis, Astrida 1972-
/ Fromm, Erich 1900-1980
/ Biology
/ Philosophy
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
reactive nihilism
B Materiality B Becoming B Solidarity B Body B Dualism B processuality |
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| Summary: | This article explores the ‘lack of meaning’ in contemporary society as a consequence of Western dualist thought paradigms and ontologies, via Gilles Deleuze’s concept of ‘reactive nihilism’ following the colloquial murder of God. The article then explores processual and new materialist approaches in the understanding of the lived and carnal self, arguing for immanent and senseful materiality as an ethical platform for religious, environmental, and societal solidarity for tomorrow. For the theoretical justification of the processual approach in understanding the enfleshed self, the article employs John Dupré’s processual approach in the philosophy of biology, as well as Astrida Neimani’s critical posthumanism, and contextualizes these considerations with Erich Fromm’s ethical distinction of being and having. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.91788 |