Peter Wessel Zapffe
Peter Wessel Zapffe was a Norwegian philosopher, author, artist, lawyer and mountaineer. He is often noted for his philosophically pessimistic and fatalistic view of human existence. His system of philosophy was inspired by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, as well as his firm advocacy of antinatalism.
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- Tromsø Municipality
- Educated at
- University of OsloTromsø lærerhøgskole
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Trending topics shown first"Each new generation asks – What is the meaning of life? A more fertile way of putting the question would be – Why does man need a meaning to life?"
"If one regards life and death as natural processes, the metaphysical dread vanishes, and one obtains "peace of mind."
"I myself am no longer very much afflicted by the thought of my own death. The synthesis, Peter Wessel Zapffe, did not originate until 1899. It was spared from immediate participation in the horrors of…"
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1899
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Birth1990
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