Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:46:46 +0100
From: Rene de Bakker <rene.de.bakker-AT-uba.uva.nl>
Subject: Re: (Wider)wille


At 17:54 16-1-03 +0000, Michael wrote:
>Renerecently:
>
>> Now, will (ontological, not psychological will!) is precisely the thing to
>> overcome,
>> now that will, via will to power, is now will to will (whatever that might
>> mean).
>
>Well, rene, I think the doubling of "will" is because somewhere (not sure
>where, but I shall discover...) Heidegger reading Nietzsche says that "will"
>and "power" in "will-to-power" are the 'same'; thus might say "will-to-will"
>or "power-to-(em)power". So both terms mean will-to-power (whatever that
>might mean :-)).




That must be 'Nietzsches Metaphysik', in Nietzsche vol. 2.

I quote from GA50, 1st chapter; Der Wille zur Macht, p. 13:

"But power is not the "goal", for which the will only strives, as for
something external to itself. The will does not aspire to power, but is
[west] already and only in the essential region [Wesensbezirk] of power.
Yet, will is not simply power, and power is not simply will. Instead of that,
applies this: Das Wesen der Macht ist WILLE ZUR Macht, und das Wesen 
des Willens ist Wille ZUR MACHT. Only from this knowledge of the Wesen
can Nietzsche  instead of "will" also say "power", and instead of "power"
say "will'. But this does never entail the equation of will and power.
But Nietzsche also does not couple both, as if they were something
separate before, into a composed shape. Rather the word texture [Gefuege]
denotes the inseparable simplicity of a structured and unique [einzig]
Wesen: das Wesen der Macht."

And then follow 'power to power' and 'will to will'

'Wesen' is obviously the keyword. Nietzsche himself wrote, that WtP
is "das innerste Wesen des Seins", the most inner essence of being,
but means by all these words something else than Heidegger.
"Sein" means to him: life. Also: everything. ('something dead cannot BE')
Wesen, essence: fundamental trait

(Das) Wesen in Heidegger: not nominally, but verbally.

But also Nietzsche writes: THE will does not exist.



Rene












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