Date of Publication :30th September 2020
Abstract: Friedrich Nietzsche, the philosopher and psychologist, represents a major historical event whose ideas have had repercussions in recent history. He has been assigned a great place in the grand tradition of western thought and his fame has spread like wild fire. He sought to counter the positivistic challenges from across the channel by developing a new picture of human dignity. His mission is to sweep away the shibboleths behind which western man had been sheltering. Nietzsche puts forth his philosophy, which is “Truthâ€--- the reality behind all things. He gave the name “Truth†to “Will to Powerâ€.“Truthâ€, Nietzsche adds, “is thus not something which is there in existence and which has to be found out---- but something to be created, will to overcome, which in itself has no end.â€The central idea in Nietzsche’s philosophy is expresses by his phrase “The Will to Power.†Thus, “Will to Truth†is a mask worn by the “Will to Powerâ€. It is the motive force behind all life---- “Only where there is life is there will, not will to life but will to power.â€
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