Liminality — the Real Root of Nihilism

Is Liminality the real root of the crisis of Nihilism? In this episode we are going to explore this question and whether Liminality is a better diagnosis of the Meaning Crisis than Nietzsche's Death of God. When looking at Turner's qualities of Liminality the relations between it and Nihilism are striking; if nothing else if provides us an alternative angle on the crisis — a different perspective from which to behold the quagmire we find ourselves in. What is particularly appealing about the Liminality-centred explanation is that it can explain Nihilism AND the value system of the Left from Marx to Social Justice — a theme we'll be exploring in a future video. ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: Nietzsche FW and Kaufmann WA (1974) _The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs_. 1st ed. New York: Vintage Books. Turner VW (1995) _The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure_. The Lewis Henry Morgan lectures 1966. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon:   / thelivingphilosophy   ▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy _________________ 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord   / discord   ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: https://thelivingphilosophy.substack.... ________________ 🎼 Media Used: 1. Dreams Become Real  — Kevin MacLeod 2. Fresh Air — Kevin MacLeod 3. Long Note Three — Kevin MacLeod 4. Despair and Triumph  — Kevin MacLeod 5. Lost Frontier  — Kevin MacLeod 6. End of the Era — Kevin MacLeod Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod:    / kmmusic   _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 02:38 What is Liminality? 05:36 Nihilism 09:28 Liminality and Nihilism 12:55 Progressivism and the Dangers of Liminality 14:34 Curing the Meaning Crisis