AGAINST HUME’S METAPHYSICAL NIHILISM

A cursory glance under the veneer of the historical evolution of philosophy, beginning from the ancient era to the contemporary epoch, shows that from the very foundation, philosophy has been concerned with the task of providing answers to fundamental questions, to which however, no conclusive answers are given. Within the parameters of metaphysics, a retinue of questions emerge: What is the meaning of life? What is our place in the universe? What is consciousness? Does the world exist? Why is there something, rather than nothing? Do we have free will? Does God exist? Does any of these - even my act of questioning - matter?

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