Culture and Metaphysics.

In his book, von Inwagen considers the difficulty encountered by philosophers in formulating metaphysical problems and their solutions.  The lack of results achieved by philosophy remains a fundamental problem.  One possibillity is that certain cultures lend themselves better to formulating and achieving results in metaphysics.  Obviously the culture of the ancient Greeks was unique in this respect.  Von Inwagen notes that European culture from the middle ages on has been unique in allowing for the development of science and technology on an unprecedented level. He then poses the question as to whether there could exist a certain culture in which the solution of metaphysical questions is made possible.  Such a culture could be a unique possibility for the future.  However, there is some reason for pessimism.  Perhaps the human mind is not developed in a manner so as to enable answers to metaphysical problems.  Arguments to this effect frequently rely on an appeal to Godel's Incompleteness Theorem.