Friedrich Nietzsche

"Freedom of Will-that is the expression for the complex state of delight of the person exercising volition, who commands and at the same time identifies himself with the executor of the order-who, as such, enjoys also the triumph over obstacles, but thinks within himself that it was really his own will that overcame them. In this way the person exercising volition adds the feelings of delight of his successful executive instruments, the useful underwills or under-souls-indeed, our body is but a social structure composed of many souls-to his feelings of delight as commander."

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Source: Friedrich Nietzsche, R. J. Hollingdale (1996). “Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits”, p.16, Cambridge University Press

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher known for his critique of morality and religion, particularly through works like 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra.'

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