EL TERRORISMO NO SE COMPAGINA CON EL NIHILISMO

Translated title of the contribution: Terrorism does not mean nihilism

Eduardo Hodge Dupré*

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Abstract

This article discusses an idea that has been promoted by several scholars in recent decades, namely the possible relationship between terrorism and nihilism. The hypothesis to be tested is that the most active terrorist groups of recent times are on the opposite side of Nietzsche's postulates: if nihilism is the negation and senselessness of all that exists, terrorists act on the basis of clear motives and fundamental meaning. Such violence was seen as a rational way for certain people to reach their goals. To test this assumption, three types of terrorism are considered: Islamist, ideological-secular and narco-terrorist.

Translated title of the contributionTerrorism does not mean nihilism
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)177-196
Number of pages20
JournalRevista UNISCI
Volume2023
Issue number63
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

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