Full Idea
The alleged 'laws of nature' are formulas for power relationships…
Gist of Idea
Laws of nature are actually formulas of power relations
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1885-86 [1886], 34[247])
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1885-86 (v 16)', ed/tr. Del Caro,Adrian [Stanford 2020], p.73
A Reaction
Love it. This is precisely the powers ontology of modern philosophy of science. His Will to Power is not often recognised as closely related to this view.
Related Idea
Idea 23185 In chemistry every substance pushes, and thus creates new substances [Nietzsche]