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Liminality — the Real Root of Nihilism

Liminality — the Real Root of Nihilism

The true cause of the Meaning Crisis

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Oct 09, 2023
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"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." This is one of the great one-liners from Shakespeare's Hamlet and it's a line that's particularly relevant today. Everyone seems to think the world is rotten. This diagnosis of rottenness tends to take on different forms depending on where you stand in the culture.

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