Vontade de Potência: essência e necessidade para a existência humana segundo Nietzsche

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the concept of Will to Power as the basis of the Nihilist philosophy of Nietzsche. The work consists of a historical and philosophical reconstruction to better understand the elements present in the process of its construction from three times portrayed by the works of Nietzsche himself: The Origin of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music, The Gay Science and Thus Spake Zarathustra. variations will be analyzed suffered among the three phases in which pervades the Nihilist philosophy of Nietzsche and the main influences his philosophy incorporated in each of the stages, and highlight their importance to the formulation of the basic concept of Will to Power. Nietzsche suffered various influences, among which can be highlighted: the Ancient Philosophy, Schopenhauer's philosophy, music and friendship of Richard Wagner, the family and religion. In his Nihilist Philosophy Nietzsche incorporates themes of love fati, Superman, the god of death, the eternal return. Nihilism as a means of discovery of human find their own Will to Power as a condition able to create, transform, build, act and change its existence and the existence of future generations. The Power of Will is the main concept of the Nihilist philosophy of Nietzsche and runs through all his works. For Nietzsche Will to Power is the pulsating and desired life where the human being can not only overcome the bad times, but you can get rid of the old concepts and ideologies, false morals and beliefs.