Neo-Nihilism: the Philosophy of Power Contents: – Introduction – Morality is Illusion – Law is Force – Life is Will to Power This text concisely puts forward the case for a form of nihilism – fusing thoughts from Hume, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, amongst others. It forcefully argues that morality as we know it is a power structure disguised as knowledge; that law is based upon this false idol; and that thus power is, in fact, the basis of all life. Written by the Philosopher Peter Sjöstedt-H of www.philosopher.eu --- Peter Sjöstedt-H is an Anglo-Scandinavian philosopher who specialises in the thought of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Bergson, and within the field of Philosophy of Mind. Peter has a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Master’s degree in Continental Philosophy from the University of Warwick, where he was awarded a first class distinction for his dissertation on Kant and Schelling in relation to ‘intellectual intuition’. Peter subsequently became a Philosophy Lecturer in South Kensington, London for six years before returning to the tranquility of westernmost Cornwall with his partner and young son. He is now an independent philosopher, giving talks around Europe whilst writing essays, articles and books.
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Neo-Nihilism: the Philosophy of Power Contents: – Introduction – Morality is Illusion – Law is Force – Life is Will to Power This text concisely puts forward the case for a form of nihilism – fusing thoughts from Hume, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, amongst others. It forcefully argues that morality as we know it is a power structure disguised as knowledge; that law is based upon this false idol; and that thus power is, in fact, the basis of all life. Written by the Philosopher Peter Sjöstedt-H of www.philosopher.eu --- Peter Sjöstedt-H is an Anglo-Scandinavian philosopher who specialises in the thought of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Bergson, and within the field of Philosophy of Mind. Peter has a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Master’s degree in Continental Philosophy from the University of Warwick, where he was awarded a first class distinction for his dissertation on Kant and Schelling in relation to ‘intellectual intuition’. Peter subsequently became a Philosophy Lecturer in South Kensington, London for six years before returning to the tranquility of westernmost Cornwall with his partner and young son. He is now an independent philosopher, giving talks around Europe whilst writing essays, articles and books.