Dedication : To the soul of Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917 - 2002) , the late Egyptian philosopher who was a major reason for the interest and reading of many people in the Arab world for Western and Eastern philosophies.
Preface : To whom it may concern , I present this simplified English translation of the essay "The Last Messiah" to all the lovers of Philosophy and Anthropology around the world , especially to the speakers of English as a second language.
When I was completing this translation , I took into account that I must simplify - as possible - all the words and expressions that some may find ambiguous or might be misunderstood , and I did that - as possible - without making any distortion of the meaning or the context.
I do not forget to express my thanks and respect to Professor Gisle R. Tangenes , for his translation of the original essay from the Dano-Norwegian language , without which there would not have been an Arabic translation of the essay (which was Gratefully done by Karim Saad and Ahmed Qayati) , and I would not have been able to make this simplified translation without his original translation.
And this essay (published in 1933) written by the Norwegian philosopher
Peter W. Zapffe (1899-1990) , is no less wonderful and important than the novel "Hayy ibn Yaqdhan" which was written by the Arab philosopher
Ibn Tufayl (1110-1185).
And because philosophy and science in general were transferred interchangeably from the ancient Greeks to the Arabs , then from the Arabs to the Europeans in the Middle Ages , and finally from the Europeans in the Renaissance era and the modern era to all peoples of the world ; and since languages are the means of that philosophical and scientific exchange , therefore I urge the speakers of English as a second language - if they have the Time and Ability - to translate this simplified English translation into their own native languages.
Ismael Hegazy–
(January 2023)
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You can read and download the simplified translation on google drive : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nbARs_ ... sp=sharing
The Last Messiah - Simplified Translation – Peter Wessel Zapffe
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I need to redo my little project!
Re: The Last Messiah - Simplified Translation – Peter Wessel Zapffe
Thanks for this Ismael. For anyone who would like to know, Peter Wessel Zapffe’s major text Om Det Tragiske (1941) has finally been translated into English by philosopher Ryan L Showler and is due for publication in early March 2024 with the tile ‘On the Tragic’.
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Re: The Last Messiah - Simplified Translation – Peter Wessel Zapffe
I look forward to the English translation this March. Thanks for updating this news.Timos wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:39 am Thanks for this Ismael. For anyone who would like to know, Peter Wessel Zapffe’s major text Om Det Tragiske (1941) has finally been translated into English by philosopher Ryan L Showler and is due for publication in early March 2024 with the tile ‘On the Tragic’.happy wheels
Re: The Last Messiah - Simplified Translation – Peter Wessel Zapffe
You’re welcome. The publisher is Peter Lang