Modern Nihilism. Chronicle.

Modern nihilism is both an open question and a new everyday reality, as well as a product of consumer society. How did this form of thinking, once revolutionary and bold, lead us to the silent constant of "no values and... no ideals"? To deny and seek nothing - now, in the most complex realities - is it a dead end or liberation?
Constatino Esposito, an Italian academic and philosophy teacher at the University of Bari, chronicles this phenomenon and shows how nihilism is illuminated in elements of contemporary culture. This includes conversations with students and reflections on the texts of Wallace, McCarthy, Houellebecq, Roth, Heidegger, and Nietzsche, the paintings of Alberto Burri and Lucio Fontana, even the series "True Detective" and the animated film "Inside Out". The author provides readers with a therapeutic and inspiring text during this troubling time, which glimmers in the dark.