The Sunny Nihilist: How a meaningless life can make you truly happy
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- Synopsis
- Nihilism is making a comeback, and for younger generations the idea that existence is meaningless is cause for celebration, not despair.Written directly for burnt-out Millennials disillusioned with the search for meaning through career success, a beautiful life and a beautiful Instagram account, The Sunny Nihilist explains why achievement has not made us happy. Looking anew at a philosophy usually associated with grumpy pessimists, writer Wendy Syfret examines how meaning pervades our modern experience of work, love, religion and wider society, and asks whether a touch of upbeat nihilism could actually lighten our loads.Making the case for rejecting the cult of purpose and accepting our un-importance in the universe as a positive reality, The Sunny Nihilist urges us to be cheerful in the face of it - because if nothing matters, we might as well be happy and good to each other.In an era defined by stress and selfishness, self-care, and obsessive individuality, emptiness can offer absolution.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781782839231
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 05/26/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Wendy Syfret
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Narrated By:
- Shaelee Rooke
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Self-Help
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.