Andrea Emo: «La nostra vita è tragedia»,

Through deep, nihilistic thinking, Andrea Emo explores the complexity of the Absolute as a synthesis of being and non-being. Life, for Emo, is intrinsically tragic and negative, with the awareness of nothingness and death as constituent elements. The contemplation of nothingness, while leading to the recognition of the vanity of everything, is a crucial means of redemption and an authentic return to life. The knowledge of nothingness is painful, but it reveals the ontological truth of life. Emo concludes, therefore, that the only authentic way to approach the absolute is through the awareness of one’s nothingness and the courage to accept it, for only in this acceptance lies true salvation