Nihilism Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,391,341 ratings — published 1942
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Fathers and Sons Fathers and Sons (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.00 — 100,927 ratings — published 1862
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.07 — 175,757 ratings — published 1883
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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race The Conspiracy Against the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.02 — 9,326 ratings — published 2011
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The Trouble With Being Born The Trouble With Being Born (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,053 ratings — published 1973
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A Short History of Decay A Short History of Decay (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,854 ratings — published 1949
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.03 — 113,684 ratings — published 1886
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Journey to the End of the Night Journey to the End of the Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.18 — 47,737 ratings — published 1932
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.18 — 641,494 ratings — published 1996
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,074,281 ratings — published 1866
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.31 — 62,420 ratings — published 1872
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.17 — 226,649 ratings — published 1864
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In the Dust of This Planet (Horror of Philosophy, #1) In the Dust of This Planet (Horror of Philosophy, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.68 — 2,881 ratings — published 2011
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.99 — 35,004 ratings — published 1943
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Nihil Unbound: Enlightenment and Extinction Nihil Unbound: Enlightenment and Extinction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.76 — 339 ratings — published 2007
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.94 — 250,538 ratings — published 1948
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.12 — 35,552 ratings — published 1887
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.17 — 93,056 ratings — published 1942
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Blessed is the Flame: An Introduction to Concentration Camp Resistance and Anarcho-Nihilism Blessed is the Flame: An Introduction to Concentration Camp Resistance and Anarcho-Nihilism (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.30 — 441 ratings — published 2016
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The Will to Power The Will to Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,226 ratings — published 1901
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The Thirst for Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism (An Essay in Atheistic Religion) The Thirst for Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism (An Essay in Atheistic Religion)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.98 — 605 ratings — published 1992
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On the Heights of Despair On the Heights of Despair (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,286 ratings — published 1934
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The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.26 — 20,467 ratings — published 1882
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,416,230 ratings — published 1915
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The Fall The Fall (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.03 — 134,568 ratings — published 1956
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Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,049 ratings — published 1994
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Less Than Zero Less Than Zero (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.61 — 99,036 ratings — published 1985
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.84 — 221,803 ratings — published 1951
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Nihilism (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) Nihilism (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.80 — 697 ratings — published 2019
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The Elementary Particles The Elementary Particles (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.80 — 50,424 ratings — published 1998
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The Specter of the Absurd: Sources and Criticisms of Modern Nihilism (Philosophy (Dis)) The Specter of the Absurd: Sources and Criticisms of Modern Nihilism (Philosophy (Dis))
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.97 — 37 ratings — published 1988
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.93 — 139,053 ratings — published 1938
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The Denial of Death The Denial of Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.05 — 15,853 ratings — published 1973
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.00 — 767,859 ratings — published 1962
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.22 — 65,269 ratings — published 1942
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The Birth of Tragedy The Birth of Tragedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.98 — 21,191 ratings — published 1871
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.94 — 393,298 ratings — published 1925
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The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.61 — 1,459 ratings — published
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.05 — 27,770 ratings — published 1927
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.02 — 313,384 ratings — published 1947
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Nihilists; Russian Radicals and Revolutionaries in the Reign of Alexander II, 1855-81. (Pageant of History Series) Nihilists; Russian Radicals and Revolutionaries in the Reign of Alexander II, 1855-81. (Pageant of History Series)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 2.54 — 13 ratings — published 1967
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The Ego and Its Own The Ego and Its Own (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,894 ratings — published 1844
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.80 — 360,856 ratings — published 1991
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Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.91 — 76 ratings — published 2003
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المياه كلها بلون الغرق المياه كلها بلون الغرق (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.74 — 4,926 ratings — published 1952
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The New Gods The New Gods (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,109 ratings — published 1969
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The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.18 — 136 ratings — published 1949
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The Gift of Death The Gift of Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,093 ratings — published 1992
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Twilight of the Idols Twilight of the Idols (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.95 — 14,270 ratings — published 1889
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Nihilism Before Nietzsche (Phoenix Poets (Paperback)) Nihilism Before Nietzsche (Phoenix Poets (Paperback))
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.90 — 48 ratings — published 1994
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“Our lives are so brief and unimportant. The cosmos cares nothing for us. For what we've done; Had we wrought evil instead of good. Had I chosen to abuse the Apple instead of seal it away. None of it would have mattered. There is no counting. No reckoning. No final judgement. There is simply silence. And darkness. Utter and absolute...

-Altair”
Assassins creed

Yukio Mishima
“The perfectly ordinary girl and the great philosopher are alike: for both, the smallest triviality can become the vision that wipes out the world.”
Yukio Mishima, The Decay of the Angel

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