Naked under the Cosmos (Naken under Cosmos). Some Reflections on the Philosophical Biography of Peter Wessel Zapffe Cover Image
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„Гол в лоното на космоса“ (Naken under kosmos). Рефлексии върху философската биография на Петер Весел Запфе
Naked under the Cosmos (Naken under Cosmos). Some Reflections on the Philosophical Biography of Peter Wessel Zapffe

Author(s): Silvia Serafimova
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Peter Wessel Zapffe; The Last Messiah; On the Tragic; philosophy of climbing; biosophy; feeling of cosmic panic;

Summary/Abstract: The article introduces the theories of the Norwegian mountaineer and philosopher Peter Wessel Zapffe by reconstructing his philosophical biography. The attempt at outlining the contextualization of Zapffe’s unique philosophical conceptions, such as his philosophy of climbing, biosophy, and his existential theory of the feeling of cosmic panic, in a comparative perspective (in comparative philosophical and historical perspectives) not only affects the way his specific methodological contributions are displayed, but also clarifies why they have had a significant influence upon the development of twentieth-century Norwegian ecophilosophy.

  • Issue Year: XXIII/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 142-160
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bulgarian