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Single Idea 2871

[filed under theme 16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will ]

Full Idea

The desire for 'freedom of will' is nothing less than the desire to pull oneself into existence out of the swamp of nothingness by one's own hair.

Gist of Idea

Wanting 'freedom of will' is wanting to pull oneself into existence out of the swamp of nothingness by one's own hair

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil [1886], §021)

Book Ref

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Beyond Good and Evil', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1973], p.32