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    What is Nihilism? Philosophy Explained & Common Misconceptions

    By Markus Uehleke

    Nihilism is the belief life has no objective meaning, not that you can't care about anything. Learn what nihilists actually believe, common misconceptions (it's not depression or immorality), Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning response, optimistic nihilism, and how it differs from existentialism and absurdism.