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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wessel_Zapffe

Never seen this guy discussed on /lit/ before and he seems pretty interesting. Anybody here read him? How does he compare with Schop's essays on pessimism?

>> No.4462609

>>4462439
can't find any of his books in English...

>> No.4462614

>>4462609
http://www.scribd.com/doc/52886431/The-Last-Messiah-Peter-Wessel-Zapffe
here's one

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4463035

No, I discussed Zapffe some time ago.
Plus picrelated as well, Michelstädter was even more hilarious than Mishima, shame the only thing he wrote before sudoku was his dissertation.

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4463042

A good intro into guys like these is Thomas Ligottis's
"The Conspirancy against the Human race", one of the most horrifying books I've ever read. I had to repeat my picrelated mantra hundreds of times to get this out of my head.

>> No.4463043

>>4462614

you need to buy a subscription to read it all

>> No.4463052

as you will see by reference to the archiver, zapffe is old hat here due to the effort of myself and a few choice enlightened anons

unfortunately he never became a meme here although probably that is for the best considering the amount of molargrinding shit we have to endure from stirnerfags

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4463056

>How does he compare with Schop's essays on pessimism?
Schop tried to find a solution. Zapffe says there is none because to anything sentient the universe can only be a living hell. There is a good possibility he is right, though I sure hope he is not.

>> No.4463091

How do I into Zappy?

>> No.4463097

>>4463056
>Schop tried to find a solution.

Arthur Schopenhauer: [with Lex in front of the Will] Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move.

>> No.4463103

I'm Norwegian and i've never heard about this guy. I shall go to the local library and see if I find anything by him. If I do, I will return here in time and share my newfound enlightenment with you.

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4463119

>>4463103
Have a good raid and come show us your loot.

>> No.4463125

Never heard of him/ Will definitely read some of his work.

>> No.4463142

he's garbage, muh inherent spiritual needs.. yeah right lol

>> No.4463170

>>4463142
>>4463142
pls elaborate for the uninitiated

>> No.4463214

>>4463170
desire for justification of existence is a proleism as is 'mourning the godhead' and these are pretty much the foundation of zapffe's argument for antinatalism. pessimism (and any philosophy dealing with 'life' being good or bad) is corny shit and on some baby levels anyway

>> No.4463248

I heard about him on /lit/

There was that poicture of him standing on a block of floating ice in a diaper

>> No.4463271

>>4463214

he's clearly a bit more complex than you make him out to be

>> No.4463273

>>4463271
not particularly

>> No.4464097

>>4463035

there's like next to no english-language info on this guy, interesting

>> No.4464111

>>4464097
>tfw filthy nordics keep all their zappfes and linkolas to themselves