An American Ex-Nihilist Exposing Postmodern Errors: Eugene Rose on the Perils of Nihilism

This article presents Eugene Rose’s critique of nihilism, the philosophy which he had himself embraced and was devastated by before his conversion to Orthodoxy, before his monastic tonsure and ordination to priesthood. The article argues that Ros...

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Main Author: Anna Cholewa-Purgał
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences 2024-12-01
Series:Kultura Słowian
Online Access: https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/kultura-slowian/artykul/an-american-ex-nihilist-exposing-postmodern-errors-eugene-rose-on-the-perils-of-nihilism
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