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A fact from Nihilism appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 June 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that suggested responses to nihilism include detachment, resignation, defiance, disruption, and the creation of new values?

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Hi, I was wondering whether something about Afro-pessimism (Africa), The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Existentialism, chapter: Black Nihilism (2024), or Afro-pessimism (United States) might be due a sentence in "Other forms"? Kowal2701 (talk) 22:29, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kowal2701: Thanks for the suggestion, I found a way to add a sentence. Phlsph7 (talk) 10:09, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 10:41, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that existential nihilism asserts that life is meaningless?

Source: Pratt, Alan. "Nihilism". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. § 3. Existential Nihilism. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

ALT1: ... that nihilism is typically characterized as a broad cultural movement in the Western modern world? Source: Gemes, Ken; Sykes, Chris (2013). "Nihilism". In Kaldis, Byron (ed.). Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences. SAGE. p. 671. doi:10.4135/9781452276052.n254. ISBN 978-1-4129-8689-2.
ALT2: ... that suggested responses to nihilism include detachment, resignation, defiance, disruption, and the creation of new values? Source: Crosby, Donald A. (1998). "Nihilism". Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Routledge. § Existential Nihilism. doi:10.4324/9780415249126-N037-1. ISBN 978-0-415-25069-6.; Pratt, Alan. "Nihilism". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Lead section, § 2. Friedrich Nietzsche and Nihilism. Retrieved 7 February 2025.; Tartaglia, James (2015). Philosophy in a Meaningless Life: A System of Nihilism, Consciousness and Reality. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-1-4742-4768-9.
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Improved to Good Article status by Phlsph7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 31 past nominations.

Phlsph7 (talk) 09:23, 19 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

double QPQ done. No copyvio detected. Article recently passed GA. Each hook is cited inline and supported by a reliable source. Nihil obstat. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 15:29, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I've listed this article for peer review to prepare it for a featured article candidacy. I would be interested to learn what changes are required to fulfill the featured article criteria, but I'm also open to more casual improvement ideas.

Thanks, Phlsph7 (talk) 16:37, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]