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Recently, I was learning some philosophy knowledge in English club. Trying to learn more complex knowledge in english is a good way to improve our english. As my teacher said, "I believe that all of you can ask and answer normal questions easily, I just want to teach more difficult things to you for pushing you to express some complicated and mysterious ideas." I really appreciate his theory and method of teaching!

However, I have to admit that Philosophy is too difficult to understand for me who is a person don't understand its fundamental knowledge in my native language! What a shame!

In despit of facing such a obstacle, I still decide to have a try to communicate with my teacher. I think , at least, I can give my true opinion based on the limited information I get. That's enough, I am not expert but a student after all.

Ok, it seems that I've speak too much and distract from my main idea. Today, i want to share with my true opinions about the key ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche---the will to power.

If we search online to pay a little bit attention on the key ideas of Friedrich Neizsche(a genius of philogist,philosopher,the source of inspiration for later famous philolopher. Also an excellent composer, poet.)  we will know that ther are 5 key theory during his whole study life, Death of God, Perspectivism, Ubermensch(supermen), eternal recurrence,will to power.

Just consider about this names of his theories, I am so interested in "will to power", especially, after i know the chinese traslation of Will of power. I don't know why, I just think its chinese name sounds so powerful!

So, i want to share with my ideas about this theory of Neizsche's. hmmm, before I talk about it, I want to quote some sentences from WIKIPEDIA which are about his theory 'will to power ' first for classifying some main ideas.

"In a wide sense of a term, the will to power is a more important element than perssure for adaptaion or survival. "

"In later forms, his concept of will to power applies to all living things, suggesting that adaptation and struggle to survive is a secondary drive in the evolution of animals, less important than the desire to expand one's power"

"His fully developed concept of will to power as 'the element from which desire both the quantitative difference of related forces and tehe quality that devolves into each force in this relation' revealing the will to power as 'principle of synthesis of forces'."

Do not think of history as Hegel did, do not think of economy as Max did. Neizsche seems to want to talk about a whole and fundamental thing. For me, it's hard to say which one is better, I've no idea about how much influence that theories of Neizsche's on the human's development.

 However, for certain angle, Max's theory was used to guide some people to make their common dream come true during a period. And as Max's teacher, Hegel's theory seemly inspired Max and influented Max's idea. On the other hand, regard to practicality of Neizsche's theory, I don't know where it is at least.

I know the achievements of philosohper cannot be envaluated by that way, but, I am just an ordinary person as well as understand little philosophy. I think the first step for me to learn philosophy is asking questions and saying some foolish ideas in my mind.

In fact, after reading the simple explaination of "will to power", my opinion incline to doubt that. I prefer believing that the pressure of adaptation and struggle of survive is the drive in the evolution of animals. Moreover, I don't agree that warfare can be as an example to prove "will to power" theory. I think "will to power" isn't the drive of evolution, is the source of destruction.

I don't know the core content and persuasive examples and evidences of "will to power", and I would love to read more and realize about his theory later.
Maybe, at that time, I will overthrow my now ideas. hehe!