Will to Power

【Abstract】Friedrich Nietzsche has the philosophical thought and the central of his thought is “life？鄄affirmation”. Will to power is used to research the humans behavior. Nietzsche consideres that will to power is the driving force that sets human behaviors and motivations to reach the highest position in life. The theory of will to power is affirms the life because everyone exerts their instincts to acquire power and command the dominance.

【Key words】Nietzsche； will to power； life？鄄affirmation

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In the late of 19th century， people begin to establish the new cosmology， the new outlook of word， and the new values. By the guide of the rational culture， the traditional theory about God， belief and absolute value are subverted and deconstructed. Nietzsches will to power makes a challenge for the authority of Christianity and old doctrines. His philosophy of “God is dead”， theory of will to power， and the explanation for peoples action is appreciated by people， mainly because these thoughts challenge the founded authority and emphasized mans power.

According to Nietzsche， the growth of ones own， the protection of ones own， and the domination over others are some of the usual manifestations of ones will， which is phenomenon existed in every corner of world. Humans thoughts and ideas are the outside manifestations of their will. The will can never disappear and it exists along with the life， which is defined by the nature of human. Both suffering and enjoying are included in creatures will. The theory reveals the common truth in the universe. Life， is specifically a will to the accumulation of force： all the processes of life depend on this.……Life as a special case strives after a maximal feeling of power： essentially a striving for more power.

Nietzsche presupposes that human is always trying to inflict his will upon others. Humans motivation driving from the deep-hearted desire acts on other individual to bring other person under his power in any way. Nietzsche points out that the state of life is the condition of struggling for better existence， which is determined by the nature of humankind. The performances of will manifest in various methods upon various people in diverse time and place. According to Nietzsche， the growth of ones own， the protection of ones own， and the domination over others are some of the usual manifestations of ones will， which is phenomenon existed in every corner of world. Nietzsche takes will to power as a common force， which exists as general truth. Nietzsches philosophy is the life morality based on the affirmation of natural life and surpassed the good and evil. Nietzsche points out that the nature of human is will to power， and this is the superior life will， which is yearn for domination and power rather than the purely existence. The nature of life lies in performing himself， creating himself， and expensing himself. In conclusion， the life is to exert its power. Both the physical movement and spiritual motivation in the life process are the performance of will to power.

Not only the essence and vitality of organics are will to power， but also the nature things and nature process reflect the truth of will to power. From human to animal， from animal to plant， from biology to substance， these are all reflection of will to power. The history is eternally rotate of will to power. During this process， Nietzsche always emphasized the individuals power. Society is a group of people. The principle of life is to plunder， to conquer， and treadence to the dissident and the weak people， which are treated as the tool of growth to get superior status. From this aspect， the exploiting and oppression among people conform to the nature of human， which is will to power rather than the wrong conduct. The conquerors reflection of will to power is to control the weak， and makes the weak as their tool and servant. It prompts history to actively develop forward. The weak peoples reflection of will to power is abominate and jealousness for the conqueror， and demand for equivalence.

Nietzsche inferentially concludes that the theory of will to power is the reflection of nature and sense of life. Then he uses the will to power to define the life itself， and used these theories to account for value. In Nietzsches view， the life as will to power， is the estimator and basement of new value. The organics， which has the will， can certainly pursuit the bigger power and the advantages.

Reference：

[1]Friedrich Nietzsche. The Will to Power[M]. New York： Random House， 1967.

[2]Routledge Leiter. Philosophy Guidebook to Nietzsche on Morality[M]. London and New York： Routledge， 2002.

作者簡介：

潘琳（1990.3-），山东淄博人，东北林业大学外国语学院2014级硕士研究生，研究方向：英语语言文学专业英美文学方向，广东科技学院外语系助教。