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Nihilism is reportedly a broad cultural phenomenon that pervades modernity in the Western world, influencing thinkers such as [[friedrich-nietzsche|Friedrich Nietzsche]] and [[jean-paul-sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]]. With a rich history, nihilism has evolved into a complex and multifaceted concept, with notable examples including the works of [[arthur-schopenhauer|Arthur Schopenhauer]] and the [[existentialism|existentialist movement]]. As a subclass of [[philosophy|philosophy]], nihilism is part of the [[theory-of-emotion|theory of emotion]], and its implications continue to be debated by scholars and philosophers today, including [[martin-heidegger|Martin Heidegger]] and [[simone-de-beauvoir|Simone de Beauvoir]].