Zapffe On The Tragic Pdf -

Source: Zapffe, P. W. (2004). Om det Tragiske (On the Tragic). Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag.

The modern favorite. We drown awareness in work, Netflix, social media, travel, exercise, or consumerism. Zapffe calls this “the most common” mechanism. Keep the mind busy so it never pauses to ask why . zapffe on the tragic pdf

For Zapffe, the tragedy is not the event of suffering, but the state of existence itself. The tragedy is that a being capable of comprehending justice and eternity is trapped in a finite, unjust, and decaying body. Source: Zapffe, P