Nothing is true, everything is permitted
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| + | "[[Nothing is true, everything is permitted |Nothing is true and all is allowed]], was the groundwork of the secret doctrine; which, however, being imparted but to few, and concealed under the veil of the most austere religionism and piety, restrained the mind under the yoke of blind obedience, by the already adopted rein of the positive commands of [[Islamism]], the more strictly, the more temporal submission and devotion were sanctioned, by eternal rewards and glory." --''[[The History of the Assassins (Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall) |The History of the Assassins]]'' (1818) by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall | ||
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| - | "'''Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted'''" is the famous [[aphorism]] attributed to [[Hassan i Sabbah]]. | ||
| - | The aphorism was first used by [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] in his work ''[[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]''. Like Crowley's "'Do what thou wilt' shall be the whole of the law", this phrase is often mistakenly interpreted in its most literal sense to mean that [[objective reality]] does not exist and therefore that [[free will]] is unlimited. However, "Nothing is True and Everything is Permitted" is more widely interpreted to mean "there is no such thing as an objective truth outside of our perception; therefore, all things are true and possible". It is a basic tenet in [[chaos magic]] and the concept of [[pirate utopia]]s. | + | "'''Nothing is true, everything is permitted'''" are supposedly the [[final words]] of the Islamic missionary [[Hassan-i Sabbah]], attributed to him by historian [[Ata-Malik Juvayni]]. |
| - | The aphorism is mentioned in the 1938 novel ''[[Alamut (1938 novel)|Alamut]]'' and in William Burroughs's novel ''[[Cities of the Red Night]]''. It is used as a credo on [[Bill Laswell]] record label and in the title of Isis's album ''[[In the Absence of Truth]]''. [[Brion Gysin]]'s biography is titled ''[[Nothing Is True - Everything Is Permitted: The Life of Brion Gysin]]''. | + | Sabbah's dictum was first quoted in the west by [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] in his 1880s work ''[[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]'' (original German ''Nichts ist wahr, Alles ist erlaubt''). |
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| + | :"Nothing is true, all is permitted": so said I to myself. Into the coldest water did I plunge with head and heart. Ah, how oft did I stand there naked on that account, like a red crab!" | ||
| + | Like [[Aleister Crowley]]'s "'[[Do what thou wilt|Do what thou wilt' shall be the whole of the law]]", this phrase is often interpreted in its most literal sense to mean that [[objective reality]] does not exist (see [[relativism]]) and therefore that [[free will]] is unlimited. However, "Nothing is True and Everything is Permitted" is more widely interpreted to mean "there is no such thing as an [[objective truth]] outside of our perception; therefore, all things are true and possible". It is a basic tenet in [[chaos magic]] and a core concept in [[discordianism]] and [[pirate utopia]]s. | ||
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| + | The phrase is also mentioned in the 1938 novel ''[[Alamut (Bartol novel)|Alamut]]'' by Vladimir Bartol and in William Burroughs's novel ''[[Cities of the Red Night]]''. | ||
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| + | It is used as a credo on [[Axiom (record label)|Axiom]], [[Bill Laswell]] record label and alluded to in the title of Isis's album ''[[In the Absence of Truth]]''. [[Brion Gysin]]'s biography is titled ''[[Nothing Is True - Everything Is Permitted: The Life of Brion Gysin]]''. In film, [[Turner]] mumbles those words to [[Chas]] in ''[[Performance (film)|Performance]]''. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Nothing Is True; Everything Is Permitted (Carlos Peron)]], music album | ||
| + | *[[If there is no god, then, everything is permitted]] | ||
| + | *[[Everything is permitted, nothing is possible]] | ||
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"Nothing is true and all is allowed, was the groundwork of the secret doctrine; which, however, being imparted but to few, and concealed under the veil of the most austere religionism and piety, restrained the mind under the yoke of blind obedience, by the already adopted rein of the positive commands of Islamism, the more strictly, the more temporal submission and devotion were sanctioned, by eternal rewards and glory." --The History of the Assassins (1818) by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall |
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"Nothing is true, everything is permitted" are supposedly the final words of the Islamic missionary Hassan-i Sabbah, attributed to him by historian Ata-Malik Juvayni.
Sabbah's dictum was first quoted in the west by Friedrich Nietzsche in his 1880s work Thus Spoke Zarathustra (original German Nichts ist wahr, Alles ist erlaubt).
- "Nothing is true, all is permitted": so said I to myself. Into the coldest water did I plunge with head and heart. Ah, how oft did I stand there naked on that account, like a red crab!"
Like Aleister Crowley's "'Do what thou wilt' shall be the whole of the law", this phrase is often interpreted in its most literal sense to mean that objective reality does not exist (see relativism) and therefore that free will is unlimited. However, "Nothing is True and Everything is Permitted" is more widely interpreted to mean "there is no such thing as an objective truth outside of our perception; therefore, all things are true and possible". It is a basic tenet in chaos magic and a core concept in discordianism and pirate utopias.
The phrase is also mentioned in the 1938 novel Alamut by Vladimir Bartol and in William Burroughs's novel Cities of the Red Night.
It is used as a credo on Axiom, Bill Laswell record label and alluded to in the title of Isis's album In the Absence of Truth. Brion Gysin's biography is titled Nothing Is True - Everything Is Permitted: The Life of Brion Gysin. In film, Turner mumbles those words to Chas in Performance.
See also
- Nothing Is True; Everything Is Permitted (Carlos Peron), music album
- If there is no god, then, everything is permitted
- Everything is permitted, nothing is possible
