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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    The grand style arises when beauty wins a victory over the monstrous.
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    Man ... always remains attached to the past: however far and fast he runs, the chain runs with him.
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    If a woman does possess masculine virtues, we want to run away from her; and if she does not possess masculine virtues, then she runs away.
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