The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV

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The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

EN·~10 hours

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Description

In these two volumes Nietzsche pushes his radical “will to power” beyond philosophy into every sphere of human experience. He argues that even scientific inquiry is not a neutral quest for truth but a creative act of imposing order on chaos, shaped by the self‑preserving drives of the thinker. Reason, logic and consciousness become tools that help us assimilate the world, much like an organism’s instinct to digest and appropriate what it encounters.

The author then turns to nature, society and the individual, showing how the same force animates the organic world, political structures and personal ambition. He sketches a hierarchy of “strong” and “weak,” explores the role of the artist as a Dionysian figure, and introduces the haunting idea of eternal recurrence as a test of one’s values. Together, these essays invite listeners to reconsider the foundations of knowledge, culture and power through a provocative, thought‑provoking lens.

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Language

en

Duration

~10 hours (590K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Marc D'Hooghe Free Literature (back online soon in an extended version, alo linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)

Release date

2016-08-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

1844–1900

A fiercely original German thinker, he wrote with unusual intensity about morality, culture, religion, and the ways people create meaning. His books still feel alive because they challenge readers rather than comfort them.

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