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If we can deprive
them of their value, the proof that they cannot be
applied to the world, is no longer a sufficient reason
for depriving that world of its value.

Word:

depriving

Question:

Why does depriving something of its value negate the proof that it cannot be applied to the world?

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Why does depriving something of its value negate the proof that it cannot be applied to the world?

If we can deprive the categories of reason of their value, then the proof that they cannot be applied to the world is no longer a sufficient reason for depriving that world of its value. In other words, the worth of the world is measured according to categories which can only be applied to a purely fictitious world, and the belief in these categories of reason is the cause of Nihilism. All values with which we have tried to lend the world some worth are psychologically the results of certain views of utility, falsely projected into the nature of things. Therefore, depriving something of its value negates the proof that it cannot be applied to the world because the values are not inherent in the world but projected onto it by humans.