Peter Wessel Zapffe

In 1941, Norwegian Peter Wessel Zapffe released his doctoral thesis, On the tragic. A highly original work within the genre…

Das Man

Martin Heidegger is undoubtedly one of the greatest philosophers in the modern era. In his work, Sein und Zeit, he introduces a disturbing but nevertheless, interesting theory that I believe can be seen in context with my previous article on depressive realism.

Depressive realism

What is depressive realism?

Depressive realism is a theory suggesting that depressive individuals have a more accurate perception of reality than people defined as mentally healthy. This is an interesting theory both in its own right and as furthered…