Will (philosophy) - Nietzsche

Nietzsche

Further information: Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power, Intrinsic motivation

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was influenced by Schopenhauer when younger, but later felt him to be wrong. However, he maintained a modified focus upon will, making the term "will to power" famous as an explanation of human aims and actions.

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    We pay dearly for immortality: we die for it more than once during our lifetimes.
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    Jesus abolished the very concept of “guilt”Mhe denied any cleavage between God and man. He lived this unity of God and man as his “glad tidings” ... and not as a prerogative!
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    So long as we possess our own why regarding life, we can put up with almost any how.—Human beings do not seek happiness—only the Englishman does.
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)