December 17th, 2023, 12:18 pm
Peter van Inwagen calls nihilism: composite entities (entities with proper parts) do not exist.
Nihilism may seem absurd. For the world of common sense and science consists primarily of composite entities: persons, animals, plants, planets, stars, galaxies, molecules, viruses, rocks, mountains, rivers, tables, chairs, telephones, skyscrapers, cities… According to nihilism, none of these entities exist.