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Did Rust Cohle read Schopenhauer?

>> No.12185806

>>12185593
He's a pessimist, so probably.

>> No.12185875

>>12185593
No. He "read", or more accurately plagiarized Thomas Ligotti's work

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>>12185806
>no he is a realist but in philosophical terms he is what's called a pessimist
To be frank, initial Rust is not as interesting as many make him out to be.
The influence the "time is a flat circle" noose tattoo guy, the (near) death expereince and the colorful explosion he saw in that abandoned fort, had on his short sighted personal view of life is far more interesting.

>> No.12186484

No, Reggie communed with the spirits of Schoppie and Neeche in hell with the military-grade redneck lsd he brews, Rust got it from him, then.

>> No.12186560

he's just a Eugene Thacker-reading pseud

>> No.12186591

>>12185593
In the screenplay, he actually mentions Schopenhauer.

>> No.12186604

>>12186591
What does he says?

>> No.12186607

Y'know *inhales smoke* time is *claps Zippo* a flaaaaat *drinks beer* ugggh circle

>> No.12186627

>>12185593
I don't know.
Why are you posting pictures of Matthew McConaughey? This is an Uruguayan haruspication board.

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>>12185593
>yfw you realize rust is bryan and marty is paul

>> No.12186778

>>12186607
*intimidates negros* sheeeeeet