The meaninglessness of suffering, not suffering itself, was the curse that lay over mankind so far. Nietzsche's ethics of power offers a down-to-earth solution to the problem of suffering. If we take power to be the highest human value, then we must also value the resistances that grant us the opportunity to increase our power. Pleasure appears where there is the feeling of power, happiness, in the triumphant consciousness of power and victory.
“…not increase of consciousness is the goal, but enhancement of power.” Nietzsche, The Will to Power In the quest to live a good life, each of us, consciously or implicitly, chooses an ultimate value around which to orient our life. For many this value is wealth, for others it may be status, social-acceptance, happiness, […]
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