Strange_Life_of_Ivan_Osokin
Strange Life of Ivan Osokin
1915 novel by P. D. Ouspensky
Strange Life of Ivan Osokin (Russian: Странная жизнь Ивана Осокина) is a 1915 novel by P. D. Ouspensky. It follows the unsuccessful struggle of Ivan Osokin to correct his mistakes when given a chance to relive his past. The novel serves as a narrative platform for Nietzsche's theory of eternal recurrence.[citation needed] The conclusion fully anticipates the Fourth Way philosophy, which typified Ouspensky's later works.[citation needed] In particular the final chapter's description of the shocking realization of the mechanical nature of existence, its consequences, and the possibility/responsibility of working in an esoteric school.
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