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4554051 No.4554051[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Calling all Norwegians,

When will you give us his magnum opus? When will you translate it?

>> No.4554054

>>4554051
Stay away. He is ours. You will never have him.

>> No.4554060

>>4554051
Holy shit! That guy looks almost identical to me (er, vice versa).

>> No.4554062

>>4554060

are you constantly gripped with pessimistic terror at your own existence?

>> No.4554063

>>4554054
Have you read Om det tragiske?

>> No.4554073

I don't get it, what's his whole "big idea," why's he supposed to be so interesting

>> No.4554111

"The tragedy of a species becoming unfit for life by over-evolving one ability is not confined to humankind. Thus it is thought, for instance, that certain deer in paleontological times succumbed as they acquired overly-heavy horns. The mutations must be considered blind, they work, are thrown forth, without any contact of interest with their environment.

In depressive states, the mind may be seen in the image of such an antler, in all its fantastic splendour pinning its bearer to the ground."

jesus yeah, I'm sold. this is beautiful

>> No.4554128

>>4554062
I am, and now I'm even more interested in this guy. Will you translate him for us?

>> No.4554132

>>4554128

http://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah

this is an essay he wrote that's been translated

>> No.4554150

>>4554051
>dat feel when norwegian and no one has awesome last names Zapffe around here anymore

>> No.4554155

>>4554132
Appreciate it, thanks.

>> No.4554161

>>4554073
Read his wiki.

>> No.4554277

I just read The Last Messiah, as inconsistent and edgy as it gets.

>Women, in general less cognition-prone and hence more secure in their
living than men, preferably use distraction.

Into the trash it goes.

>> No.4554348
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4554348

Biological traits may have advantages and disadvantages at the same time, and these can change by environment. Orgel's 2nd rule applies to thinking about what all these may be.

Master Race Scientists 1
depressed fish hippies 0

>> No.4554619

>>4554277
>why aren't the 1930's as politically correct liberal as me :(((((

>> No.4554788
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4554788

He should have done what Michelstädter did: kill yourself BEFORE writing any books. Michelstädter would have written some seriously bleak shit if he had lived.

>> No.4554893

>>4554277

I don't see anything false in that statement.

>Muh opinions, I'm right and many extremely intelligent men thoughout history are wrong because muh feelings and contemporary conformism I don't even notice

>> No.4554941

I could translate Om det tragiske

>> No.4554981

har noen her lest straahlbox eller noe annet av Thure erik lund?

>> No.4555009

>>4554941
pls join forces with some sort of state fund thing. there's gotta be money for this. export your greats, norway.

>> No.4555021

>>4554941

I know the University of Edinburgh's Scandinavian Studies department will fund translations. They did it while I was there.

>> No.4555788

>>4554941

dude do it

>> No.4556884

>>4555021
That sounds like the perfect link.