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Meanings of nihilistic in English

Philosophy.

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Examples for "philosophy"
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Natural philosophy, like war and romance, is best done by young men.
Quicksilver
2
It's my philosophy to power downto put direct responsibility on my subordinates.
The President's Assassin
3
A new philosophy always takes time, but it also depends on us.
The Guardian
4
The Venus of Epicurean philosophy survived in the Virgin of the Schools:-
The Education of Henry Adams
5
New teacher-training programmes have sprung up to encourage philosophy at primary level.
The Irish Times
1
OBAMA: I actually think that the state secret doctrine should be modified.
Wired
2
The doctrine of expansionary austerity quickly became orthodoxy in much of Europe.
The Guardian
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Critics have said the doctrine too often lets police brutality go unpunished.
Reuters
4
We do not know Pyongyang's nuclear doctrine or employment concepts, said Clapper.
The Guardian
5
This is not theory; it is not doctrine; it is not opinion.
The Conquest of Fear
1
Was then the Deistical line of argument derived from his philosophical system?
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century
2
A mob of farm boys can't eradicate a major philosophical system.
Cities in Flight
3
He wants the firm basis of a philosophy or of a philosophical system.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
4
Pliny has, further, the great advantage of being shut up in no philosophical system.
Latin Literature
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Pythagoras made numbers the basis of his philosophical system, as well physical as metaphysical.
The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section P and Q
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However, Tim Paine perhaps won't be subscribing to that school of thought.
The South African
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Why is this school of thought especially popular on the libertarian right?
The Guardian
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So how can a single school of thought follow such different paths?
Radio NZ
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He leaned more toward the second school of thought, which was that-
Cauldron of Ghosts
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We might call it the Colorado Barbecue and Floor-Bucket school of thought.
Misery
Usage of nihilistic in English
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This project easily could be seen as nihilistic, if not incredibly dangerous.
Wired
2
It would not be redeemed until men had adopted Frank's nihilistic gospel.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
3
That's what happens in harsh, nihilistic depictions of life in contemporary Mexico.
The Irish Times
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Given my nihilistic state, this FA potential had a strong pull.
Climbing Magazine
5
His wife has died and left him in a state of nihilistic despair.
The Guardian
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The opening sequence sums up the film's nihilistic approach very nicely.
The Irish Times
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Now, many years later, Eleanor understood the awful power of that nihilistic urge.
Flesh Eaters
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Climbing contributes nothing to the world; it's a nihilistic, solipsistic pursuit.
Climbing Magazine
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Soon enough, they'll be nothing but tributes to the nihilistic abyss of infinity.
Hostile intent
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This rather nihilistic outlook is augmented by Blunt's belief in an impending apocalypse.
The Guardian
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As you can see, his concept of a children's poem is refreshingly nihilistic.
The Diamond Age
12
You see the funniest things when exiting nihilistic, depressing Chinese films.
The Irish Times
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The result is a highly politicised show of paintings, with a nihilistic, apocalyptic feel.
The Guardian
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Obviously they are some kind of nihilistic movement that are a threat to everybody.
The Guardian
15
I'd rather my super-heroes not be quite so nihilistic and a little more hopeful.
Wired
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This callow-faced rebel is not just a troubled teenager - he is utterly nihilistic.
The Guardian
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