Peter Wessel Zapffe (Author of The Last Messiah)

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Peter Wessel Zapffe

Born

in Troms酶, Norway

December 18, 1899

Died

October 12, 1990

Genre

Philosophy

Influences

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Peter Wessel Zapffe [pronounced ZAP-fe] was a Norwegian philosopher, author and mountaineer. He was well known for his somewhat pessimistic view of human existence and his philosophy is widely considered to be pessimistic, much like the earlier work of Arthur Schopenhauer, by whom he was inspired. His thoughts regarding the error of human existence are presented in the essay, The Last Messiah (original: Den sidste Messias, 1933). This essay is a shorter version of his best-known work, the philosophical treatise, On the tragic (original: Om det tragiske 1941). He called his brand of thought, biosophy, which he defined as "thinking on life".

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	The Last Messiah 4.31 avg rating — 1,185 ratings — published 1933 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essays 4.36 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 1933	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barske gl忙der og andre temaer fra et liv under 氓pen himmel 4.10 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Om det tragiske 4.30 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1941 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kulturelt N酶dverge: Zapffes Efterlatte Skrifter 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hvordan jeg blev s氓 flink; Essays; Rikets Hemmelighet 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lykksalig Pinsefest 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rikets hemmelighet - en kortfattet Jesus-biografi 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1985	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sp酶k og Alvor 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jeg Velger Sannheten : en dialog mellom Peter Wessel Zapffe og Herman T酶nnessen by Peter Wessel Zapffe, Herman T酶nnessen, Arne N忙ss 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung out into the cosmic brutality without hesitation.”
― Peter Wessel Zapffe, Essays og Epistler

tags: antinatalism, to-be-a-human-being

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“To bear children into this world is like carrying wood to a burning house.”
― Peter Wessel Zapffe

tags: antinatalism, birth, children, death

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“Know yourselves- be infertile and let the earth be silent after ye.”
― Peter Wessel Zapffe, Essays

tags: discontinuation, existentialism, pessimism

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