The will to power, a prominent concept of philosophical thinking established by the renowned German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche has and continues to be a controversial topic of philosophical thought to date. While Nietzsche’s will to power describes what he may have believed to be the main, overemphasizing, driving force in humans, what can we make of not only Nietzsche’s doctrine of “will to power” but also how would Nietzsche view the controversial opinion of Scottie Nell Hughes in the most recent Presidential election? While Nietzsche himself is long deceased, aspect of his philosophical thinking, especially that of his prominent “will to power” doctrine, remain at the center of today’s public discourse and ideological perception.
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The will to power, consists of the exploitation and dominance of one human(s) over that of another, turning to virtually any means necessary to find self-benefit, achievement and freedom over that of others. This concept of will to power not only challenges many of rooted concepts to President Trump’s own ideological thinking, but also that of America’s democracy. While America’s democracy embodies the idea of formal equality and rights and privileges to each and every citizen, this idea of the will to power, challenges many of these fundamental ideas. Nietzsche’s criticism of slave morality focus’ around the qualities that the adherent “good” person appropriately evokes fear and superiority to those who are not seen as equal in the eyes of those who are more superior. According to slave morality, “those who are ‘evil’ thus inspire fear; according to master morality it is precisely those who are ‘good’ that inspire, and wish to inspire, fear, while the ‘bad’ are felt to be contemptible” (Nietzsche, Beyond Good & Evil, pg. 207). In addition to this concept of slave morality, Nietzsche presents this fundamental concept and pursuit of desired freedom. This concept of slave morality, while seen and portrayed as something larger and more aggressive than it is, ultimately can be viewed as an underlying conception for yearned self-freedom, happiness and belonging. From the perspective of Nietzsche, this is not only one of the criticisms to slave morality, but that of democracy or American
The will to power, consists of the exploitation and dominance of one human(s) over that of another, turning to virtually any means necessary to find self-benefit, achievement and freedom over that of others. This concept of will to power not only challenges many of rooted concepts to President Trump’s own ideological thinking, but also that of America’s democracy. While America’s democracy embodies the idea of formal equality and rights and privileges to each and every citizen, this idea of the will to power, challenges many of these fundamental ideas. Nietzsche’s criticism of slave morality focus’ around the qualities that the adherent “good” person appropriately evokes fear and superiority to those who are not seen as equal in the eyes of those who are more superior. According to slave morality, “those who are ‘evil’ thus inspire fear; according to master morality it is precisely those who are ‘good’ that inspire, and wish to inspire, fear, while the ‘bad’ are felt to be contemptible” (Nietzsche, Beyond Good & Evil, pg. 207). In addition to this concept of slave morality, Nietzsche presents this fundamental concept and pursuit of desired freedom. This concept of slave morality, while seen and portrayed as something larger and more aggressive than it is, ultimately can be viewed as an underlying conception for yearned self-freedom, happiness and belonging. From the perspective of Nietzsche, this is not only one of the criticisms to slave morality, but that of democracy or American