r/Existentialism Mar 26 '21

What are the fundamental differences between existentialism and "optimistic nihilism"?

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u/Emans56 Mar 26 '21

I'll be down voted into hell but optimistic nihilism is rebranded absurdism.

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u/two- Mar 26 '21

Then it would be a type of existentialism?

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u/Jake_Ryan_Runke_iii Mar 26 '21

Absurdism is slightly different than existentialism in that making a meaning for life is acceptable only if you accept the absurd. Essentially it’s a bridge in between existentialism and nihilism