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Is or was there a philosophy which examines a hypothesis that in fact nothing "exists" except maybe questions?

I know there are philosophies that state that reality is a simulation etc. but I mean that not even a simulation exists. The only "things" that exist are the questions we ask.

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"Nihilism" might be the closest well-explored philosophical position that seems like it might answer to the spirit of these requirements. I might suggest getting oriented with SEP entries like Moral Skepticism and Nothingness. – Joseph Weissman♦ Oct 28 '12 at 16:59
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If "the questions we ask" we ask exist, mustn't there also be an asker? – stoicfury♦ Oct 28 '12 at 17:53
It really depends on your definition of existence. – Joshua Gerrard Oct 29 '12 at 2:30
It would be helpful if you could be more precise about what you mean when you write Is there a philosophy which [argues that] nothing exists?. There are two mutually exclusive meanings to it: Do you mean the thesis that non-existence exists in some sense, e.g. that nonexistent (fictional) objects exist or, to the contrary that, with Parmenides, what is not, cannot exist? (I'd think you mean the latter, but you could reassure us.) – DBK Oct 29 '12 at 12:27
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Also, what is a bit puzzling about your question is the apparent performative contradiction in your question, as noted by @stoicfury. – DBK Oct 29 '12 at 12:37
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We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.

We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.

We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.

We work with being,
but non-being is what we use.

Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell Translation

I may have misunderstood it. I'm talking about philosophy where nothingness have a central role.

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