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[from 'Works (refs to 8 vol Colli and Montinari)' by Friedrich Nietzsche, in 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism ]

Full Idea

Nietzsche opposes active to passive nihilism - it is better to actively will nothing itself than not to will anything.

Gist of Idea

Nietzsche urges that nihilism be active, and will nothing itself

Source

report of Friedrich Nietzsche (Works (refs to 8 vol Colli and Montinari) [1885]) by Slavoj Zizek - Conversations, with Glyn Daly §3

Book Reference

Zizek,Slavoj: 'Conversations with Zizek (with G.Daly)' [Polity 2004], p.104


A Reaction

To 'actively will nothing' sounds to me indistinguishable from suicide, which I don't believe was ever on Nietzsche's agenda. It is hard, though, to disentangle Nietzsche's attitude to nihilism.