Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Cosmicism" in English language version.
Lovecraft dubbed his view of the world 'cosmicism', in which all the achievements and inherently noble qualities of humans and humanism pale in comparison to the vast indifference of the rest of the universe.
Lovecraft's fiction established the Cosmicism literary philosophical movement, of which cosmic horror is one example.
Cosmicism [is] [t]he literary philosophy…stating that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the universe, and that humans are particularly insignificant in the larger scheme of intergalactic existence.
'Cosmicism' [is such that] [t]he universe transcends human imagination and is unimaginably huge. When human beings…face this near-infinite macro…[they] will feel extreme fear, and they are on the verge of madness because of their smallness and absolute powerlessness. The fear of the 'wake' people facing the great existence constitutes the core idea of Lovecraft's horror literature.
For Kant, the island on which human beings are located is the only place of truth (meaning true knowledge)…But for Lovecraft, the island is called 'ignorance'...[the Lovecraftian gods'] actions, thoughts, and moral values are completely incomprehensible to human beings, and the gods are indifferent to human life and values.
Cosmicism is based on the idea that humanism is an illusion.
The defining feature of Cosmicism is…the utter insignificance of [hu]man[kind].
Lovecraft dubbed his view of the world 'cosmicism', in which all the achievements and inherently noble qualities of humans and humanism pale in comparison to the vast indifference of the rest of the universe.
Lovecraft's fiction established the Cosmicism literary philosophical movement, of which cosmic horror is one example.
Cosmicism [is] [t]he literary philosophy…stating that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the universe, and that humans are particularly insignificant in the larger scheme of intergalactic existence.
'Cosmicism' [is such that] [t]he universe transcends human imagination and is unimaginably huge. When human beings…face this near-infinite macro…[they] will feel extreme fear, and they are on the verge of madness because of their smallness and absolute powerlessness. The fear of the 'wake' people facing the great existence constitutes the core idea of Lovecraft's horror literature.
The defining feature of Cosmicism is…the utter insignificance of [hu]man[kind].
Cosmicism is based on the idea that humanism is an illusion.
For Kant, the island on which human beings are located is the only place of truth (meaning true knowledge)…But for Lovecraft, the island is called 'ignorance'...[the Lovecraftian gods'] actions, thoughts, and moral values are completely incomprehensible to human beings, and the gods are indifferent to human life and values.
