2 Zapffe on the Meaning of Life In On the Tragic, Zapffe gives an account of the human condition by analyzing hu- man nature and the basic features of our environment. Zapffe (1941, chapter 4) distinguishes between four different types of interests that are basic to human nature, namely biological, social, autotelic, and metaphysical interests. Zapffe's On the Tragic: An Attempted Translation General Discussion. THE NIGHTMARE NETWORK > > View Fremstedal_Meaning of Life - Peter Wessel Zapffe on the Human Condition.pdf from PHIL MISC at Georgia College & State University. Roe Fremstedal Meaning of Life: Peter Wessel Zapffe on The Last Messiah - Peter Wessel Zapffe - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The Last Messiah. by Peter Wessel Zapffe. I. One night in long bygone times, man awoke and saw himself. He saw that he was naked under cosmos, homeless in his own body. So ive been reading about this philosophy that no matter what if you live you'll suffer because it's human nature to look toward the bad things in life instead of the good. So having children is creating unneccessary suffering and is evil in that way. Thats the general thought proccess. Summary of Peter Wessel Zapffe's 'On the Tragic' (orig. "Om det tragiske", PAX Forlag 1941) The summary was first published in English, in the 1983 edition, pp. 619-622. Some of these catastrophes have a particular quality referred to as tragic; they are then part of a whole, a tragic process (§75). The Last Messiah summarises the thoughts that Zapffe would later express in On the Tragic. The horror writer Thomas Ligotti also frequently references Zapffe's essay in his non-fiction, pessimistic work The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror (2010). Zapffe's Analysis of the Human Condition in The Last Messiah Herman Tønnessen, Thomas Ligotti. Peter Wessel Zapffe (December 18, 1899 - October 12, 1990) was a Norwegian metaphysician, author, artist, lawyer and mountaineer. He is often noted for his philosophically pessimistic and fatalistic view of human existence. [2] His system of philosophy was inspired by the German philosopher Arthur By Peter Wessel Zapffe. This is a funny interview full of mockery that Zapffe conducts with himself - or rather, with his alter ego, Jørgen, the old man of the mountain. The latter is sad to see his land fall to ruins. In this piece from 1958, Zapffe makes no secret of his bleak view of the future, though often cloaking it with comic relief. The Last Messiah By Peter Wessel Zapffe, 1933 Translated by Gisle R. Tangenes. One night in long bygone times, man awoke and saw himself. He saw that he was naked under cosmos, homeless in his own body. All things dissolved before his testing thought, wonder above wonder, horror above horror unfolded in his mind. Then woman too awoke and said it was time to go and slay.