Starting from the analysis of the Nihilism’s characterizations in the later period of Nietzsche’s writing, it intends to show that they have as foremost concern their character of process. Showing that Nihilism comes from morals, the German philosopher affirms that the ambiguity inscribed in this term, as well as their different forms and masks, constitutes a necessity to affirm existence.

The basic assumption present in these articles is that naturalism is highly compatible with a wide range of relevant philosophical questions and that, regardless of the classical problems faced by the naturalist, the price paid in endorsing naturalism is lower than that paid by essentialist or supernaturalist theories. Yet, the reader will find a variety of approaches, from naturalism in Moral Philosophy and Epistemology to naturalism in the Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind and of the Aesthetics.