Nietzsche
Further information: Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power, Intrinsic motivationFriedrich 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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“Knowledge for its own sakeMthat is the last snare that morality sets: here one gets all tangled up in it once again.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)
“When somebody dies we usually need reasons for consolation, not so much to alleviate our pain as to excuse ourselves for so readily feeling consoled.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)
“Look not into the sun! Even the moon is too bright for your nocturnal eyes!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)