In my presentation, I will outline the understanding of the world in Eugen Fink’s cosmological philosophy in relation to modern nihilism. What impact does a particular conception of the world have on the understanding of what is a human being, a community, a morality, or an ideal? Is a meaningful life at all possible after the collapse of traditional metaphysical interpretations of human existence? I will try to explain why, according to Fink, nihilism should not be seen only in a solely negative way, and what are the implications of this for the question of freedom, especially with regard to the rising phenomenon of technology.