An Atheological Morality

Most people say they are atheist these days, but they are fooling themselves. Most atheisms are overtly nihilistic. What makes them so? European nihilism—so well described by Nietzsche—presupposes the end of the universe and the difficulty of finding another one. In the meantime, atheistic nihilism...

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Published inA Hedonist Manifesto p. 29
Main Author MICHEL ONFRAY
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbia University Press 10.11.2015
Subjects
Atheism
Axiology
Bible
Christian ethics
Christian morality
Christian philosophy
Christianity
Continental philosophy
Ethics
Judeo Christian tradition
Metaphilosophy
Metaphysics
Morality
New Testament
Nihilism
Normative ethics
Philosophy
Political ethics
Political science
Politics
Practical theology
Religion
Sacred texts
Spiritual belief systems
Theology
Unbelief systems
Western philosophy
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Summary:Most people say they are atheist these days, but they are fooling themselves. Most atheisms are overtly nihilistic. What makes them so? European nihilism—so well described by Nietzsche—presupposes the end of the universe and the difficulty of finding another one. In the meantime, atheistic nihilism struggles between two visions of the world: the Judeo-Christian and something not yet defined, which we’ll call post-Christian, for lack of a better term—we do not fool ourselves with that, it is for lack of a better term. Only time and progress through the century will permit us to discover it. For
DOI:10.7312/onfr17126.8