Will (philosophy) - Nietzsche

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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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    “You have made your way from worm to man, and much in you is still worm. Once you were apes, and even now man is still more ape than any ape.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

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    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “The truthful man ends up realizing that he always lies.”
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