The Catechism of Destruction: Sergei Nechaev and the spirit of Nihilism
The Catechism of Destruction: Sergei Nechaev and the spirit of Nihilism
Author(s): Georgios KARAKASISSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, Existentialism, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Ideas Forum International Academic and Scientific Association
Keywords: nihilism; Nechaev; destruction; Dostoevsky;
Summary/Abstract: In this article our aim is to attempt a philosophical interpretation of the phenomenon of political nihilism the way the latter is developed in the life and thought of the Russian anarchist Sergei Nechaev. Taking a deeper look at his pamphlet Catechism of a Revolutionary and aided by the profound analysis of the anarchist’s thought made by Fyodor Dostoevsky, we will try to show how nihilism may break every possible bond between the individual and the society opening,thus, the path for the possible appearance of more Nechaevs and Nechaevists in the modern world.
Journal: ICOANA CREDINTEI. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Scientific Research
- Issue Year: 4/2018
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 103 - 114
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
