Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiah - Cosmic Panic And Suppression Mechanisms - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century pessimist philosopher and environmentalist Peter Wessel Zapffe's "The Last Messiah" It focuses specifically on the first portion of the work, where he sets out the human condition as he sees it, where as a species the trait that was our great advantage, consciousness, has become too developed in us, leading ultimately to a "cosmic panic", which we attempt to set aside through four main "suppression mechanisms": isolation, attachment, diversion, and sublimation. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - - or at BuyMeACoffee - You can find over 3500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - Get Zapffe's The Last Messiah -

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Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiah - Cosmic Panic And Suppression Mechanisms - Sadler's Lectures is an episode from Sadler's Lectures by Gregory B. Sadler.

This episode is 00:14:23 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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