Futilitarian

/fjuːˌtɪlɪˈtɛriən/ noun

Definition

A person who believes that human effort and life are fundamentally futile or meaningless.

Etymology

From futile plus the suffix '-itarian' (following the pattern of utilitarian), creating a philosophical position analogous to utilitarianism but focused on futility.

Kelly Says

Futilitarian is a word that maybe should exist more in philosophy—it describes a legitimate worldview somewhere between nihilism and pessimism, yet it almost never appears in published works, making it a hidden philosophical position.

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