English Dictionary

will to power

名詞

不可算名詞

(philosophy, Nietzscheanism) The vital energy in all living things which propels them to seek to grow, create, and thrive.

日本語の意味

すべての生命体が成長、創造、繁栄を求めるために内在している活力、あるいは原動力として理解される概念。 / ニーチェ哲学における、生命の本質的な意志・力としての側面を表す概念。

Many artists channel the will to power to transform suffering into bold, original work.

多くの芸術家は、苦しみを大胆で独創的な作品へと変えるために、成長・創造・繁栄を求める生命力を利用する。

意味（1）

(philosophy, Nietzscheanism) The vital energy in all living things which propels them to seek to grow, create, and thrive.

Yet the driving force of the whole process from humblest plant to possible superman is will to power, will not to be, but to be more.

意味（2）

The forceful desire, especially in human beings, to aggressively overcome, conquer, and dominate others.

But he had a certain acrid courage, and a certain will-to-power. In his own small circle he would emanate power, the single power of his own blind self.