Genealogy of Nihilism

This text re-reads Western history in the light of nihilistic logic, which pervades two millennia of Western thought. From Parmenides to Alain Badiou, via Plotinus, Avicenna, Duns Scotus, Ockham, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Sartre, Lacan, Deleuze and Derrida, a genealogy of nothingness can be witnessed in development, with devastating consequences for the way we live. Part 1 Philosophies of Nothing; Chapter 1 Towards Nothing; Chapter 2 Scotus and Ockham; Chapter 3 Spinoza; Chapter 4 Kant; Chapter 5 Hegel's Consummate Philosophy; Chapter 6 On the Line; Chapter 7 Derrida; Part 2 The Difference of Theology; Chapter 8 To Speak, to Do, to See; Chapter 9 The Difference Knowledge Makes; Chapter 10 Philosophies of Nothing and the Difference of Theology; Conclusion;