Still sounds like nihilism to me (accomodating ourselves to there being no
alternative as the only alternative, ie. nothing is not so bad), although,
considering John's take on it, it would now appear that the stage of
nihilism is to be surpassed by making it a normal, untroubling part of our
daily lives, something we can feel comfortable about (indifferent etc) which
is the worst sort of nihilism that Nietzsche the diagnostician of nihilism
was able to identify.
To be troubled by nihilism is nothing to be ashamed about. Its only when you
accomodate yourself too easily to its consequences that you get into real
trouble. I think Nietzsche and Foucault were nihilists because they could
not find it within themselves to propose any alternative to nihilism. In
this regard they are to be applauded for their honesty. The western world,
and possibly the rest as a result of the west's pervasive influence on the
formation of what is coming to be known as globalisation, is now in the
grips of nihilism. Most of the western elites are now thoroughly nihilistic,
mostly without knowing it or without the capacity to acknowledge it. To be
or not to be? An old question but still relevant. You can try to avoid it,
but you cant hide from it.
cheers
sebastian gurciullo