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Norwegian philosopher (1899–1990)

Peter Wessel Zapffe (18 December 1899 – 12 October 1990) was a Norwegian philosopher, 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 Schopenhauer, as well as his firm advocacy of antinatalism.^[3] His thoughts regarding the error of human life are presented in the essay "The Last Messiah" ("Den sidste Messias", 1933).^[4] This essay is a shorter version of his best-known work, the philosophical treatise On the Tragic (Om det tragiske, 1941).^[2]

Philosophical work

Zapffe's view is that humans are born with an overdeveloped consciousness (self-reflection, self-knowledge) which does not fit into nature's design.

The human craving for justification on matters such as life, death and meaning cannot be satisfied, he