Article
Waiting with Brother Thomas
UCLA Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1998
Keywords
- agnosticism,
- nihilism
Disciplines
Abstract
In this Essay, Christopher Sagers argues that those schools of thought that could be called "doubtful"—that is, those predicated on suspicion of belief to some degree—share a range of similarities and, more importantly, are attacked through a set of common criticisms. He argues that the fundamental criticism of these "doubtful" schools of thought—that doubt leads us to nihilism and therefore must be bad—is a non sequitur. Furthermore, he continues, we reject doubt not because it is bad, but because it is difficult. Ultimately, he suggests ways to face the problems of nihilism or, rather, ways of understanding them as other than problems.
Citation Information
Chris Sagers. "Waiting with Brother Thomas" UCLA Law Review Vol. 46 Iss. 2 (1998) p. 461 - 500 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chris_sagers/80/