Man leaves behind 1,905 page philosophical note

[Krauter]

BOSTON: A 35-year-old man, who shot himself near Harvard University here a week ago, has left behind a 1905-page suicide note, an online document he had been working on for the last five years.

In the note Heisman wrote that he took his life as part of a philosophical exploration he called "an experiment in nihilism."

The lengthy document included 1,433 footnotes, a 20-page bibliography, over 1,700 references to God and 200 references to the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-28/news/27610909_1_suicide-note-document-friends

Suicide Note is a masterpiece of modern philosophy and a brilliant application of socio-biological theory to politics. I have read 400 pages of it so far, and have been unable to put it down.

I do not agree with his final thesis regarding the embrace of nihilism and the rejection of hope. However, the work contains what is probably the most brilliant synthesis of the technological singularity theory, a scathing critique of modern liberalism, and what is probably the most original theory regarding the roots of the American Civil War

One must admire his sense of humor when he writes: “It is highly unlikely that I will have the opportunity to defend this work.” As a work of modern philosophy, its importance and value should not be understated. Yet the book has, as the author predicted, been repressed. Not by the censor of the mainstream media, but by that supposed paragon of liberal exercise, Wikipedia.

Source: http://cupwire.ca/articles/37979

The note and work itself can be seen here: http://www.suicidenote.info/ebook/suicide_note.pdf

[Betonov]

(dark humor) What ?? Skybird shot himself :o

(serius) Great minds are always a bit darkened. I'll read the note one other day, I'm a bit dark myself these days :shifty:

[Krauter]

I've started reading it the other day whilst on the way home on the bus. He's got a very different way of viewing things

[frau kaleun]

A 35-year-old man, who shot himself near Harvard University here a week ago, has left behind a 1905-page suicide note

TL;DR









Hey - where are you taking me, and why am I in this handbasket?

[Skybird]

I hereby confirm that rumours about my early death are extremely exaggerated.

[Betonov]

I hereby confirm that rumours about my early death are extremely exaggerated.

We wont believe it until you send me a pizza as proof :O:

[CCIP]

We wont believe it until you send me a pizza as proof :O:

A 1905-slice pizza? :o

[August]

“It is highly unlikely that I will have the opportunity to defend this work.”

That's not true. He had plenty of opportunity. He consciously decided to forgo those opportunities by offing himself. Also the fact that he did kill himself pretty much removes any desire I have to read it.

[mookiemookie]

Can it really be called a "note" at 1,905 pages long? When does it start approaching "manifesto" territory? Is it too long to be called a "screed?" Is "diatribe" appropriate?

So many questions...

[August]

So many questions...

:yep: :DL

[Betonov]

So many questions...

No Mookie, listen to me, you still got years ahead of you, adventures to experiance, places to see. Don't go all nihilistic now and shoot yourself

[Herr-Berbunch]

No Mookie, listen to me, you still got years ahead of you, adventures to experiance, places to see. Don't go all nihilistic now and shoot yourself

But you're the one who said you're feeling dark these days...!


Don't do it

[Betonov]

But you're the one who said you're feeling dark these days...!

Yes, but the darker I feel the more I resist the self destruct forces inside me. Like some stubborn itch not intent to go away that easily. The more the world hits me on my back, the more I'm determined to get on its nerves

[Krauter]

That's not true. He had plenty of opportunity. He consciously decided to forgo those opportunities by offing himself. Also the fact that he did kill himself pretty much removes any desire I have to read it.

As stated in his theory, killing himself was an experiment in nihilism. Why does the fact that he took his own life take away your desire to read it?

[AngusJS]

I've started reading it the other day whilst on the way home on the bus. He's got a very different way of viewing thingsThat's one way of putting it.

I jumped to "Planet of the Apes", and saw this:

"All of the great, modern, egalitarian revolutions have a sociobiological basis in ethnic or racial discord...The Russian Revolution witnessed a combination of Slavs, Jews, and other ethnicities combined against order originally established by the Germanic Rus."

:rotfl2:

[CaptainMattJ.]

Hell of a way to be remembered. The guy who wrote a 1905 page suicide note after shooting himself at havard.


me? id probably leave behind 1905 pages of:

All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
:D

[Platapus]

almost 2,000 page suicide note?

Well at least we know it was not a spur of the moment act. :yep:

I am just happy that once he decided to kill himself that he only killed himself and did not take others with him.

[August]

As stated in his theory, killing himself was an experiment in nihilism. Why does the fact that he took his own life take away your desire to read it?

It doesn't really matter now does it... :DL

[Torplexed]

Did he really shoot himself, or just die the death of 1,905 paper cuts? :D

[frau kaleun]

The guy who wrote a 1905 page suicide note after shooting himself

I have to admit, I'd be a lot more impressed if this were actually the case. Even if the first 1904 pages consisted of nothing but the words "OUCH DAMMIT" written over and over again.

[Castout]

nihilism =STUPIDITY

[kiwi_2005]

Damn what a waste, he seem very smart still in his prime, good looking man, I mean what the hell. What a waste of a life. :nope: Very sad.

Mitchell Heisman 'Life is meaningless'

Ecclesiastes - Life is meaningless:

Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17
Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:2
And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.

Ecclesiastes 4:3
But better than both is he who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

[TarJak]

No wonder he killed himself. He reaslised that he'd spent all his time thinking about philosophy instead of living life! Stupid twunt.:doh: