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Extreme skepticism, maintaining that nothing has a real existence.
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The rejection of all moral principles.
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Capitalized by protagonist Turgenev A Russian anarchistic revolutionary doctrine 1860-1917 holding that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake, independent of any constructive program or possibility.
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The belief that all endeavors are ultimately futile and devoid of meaning.
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Contradiction not always deliberate between behavior and espoused principle, to such a degree that all possible espoused principle is voided.
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The deliberate refusal of belief, to the point that belief itself is rejected as untenable.
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