tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post2653870649238919721..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Nietzsche and DarwinLarry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-74192028277609874312009-10-30T17:28:55.422+00:002009-10-30T17:28:55.422+00:00I thought that the "will to power" wasn&...I thought that the "will to power" wasn't merely meant to be an explanation of life, but also an explanation of how any phenomenal thing can exist in a cosmos devoid of any true subject or individual. Just as life emerges from compounds of molecules, which themselves emerge from atoms, which again are merely emergent, compounded phenomena, and so on ad infinitum, so too do all phenomena exist and come to be. I would claim that Nietzsche thinks that the will to power explains all of these evolutionary processes. It is based upon that insight that he likely regained confidence in the teleological nature of the cosmos.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918578746540002029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-87891867734270030562009-08-22T16:35:17.483+01:002009-08-22T16:35:17.483+01:00I just left a comment on my own blog on this posti...I just left a comment on my own blog on this posting:<br /><br /><a href="http://zatavu.blogspot.com/2009/08/fractal-nietzsche.html" rel="nofollow">The Fractal Nietzsche</a>Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.com