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Will is a philosophical concept that is defined in several different ways. Most commonly as the ability to "choose" or make a decision.
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''For the legal document dealing with disposal of property at death, see [[will (legal document)]]. For the religious concept, see [[free will]].''
  
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Nietzsche defines will similarly to the "any internally motivated action" usage, but more narrowly. In this sense, will is more a "creative spark," a certain independence and stubbornness. A person who chooses not to steal because the Ten Commandments said so would not be exercising their will; neither would someone buying some music because their friends recommended it. Someone who independently forms their own moral system or who composes a musical composition pleasing to themself, however, would be exercising will.
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'''Will''' is a philosophical concept that is defined in several different ways. Most commonly as the ability to "choose" or make a decision.
  
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see [[free will]] for more on the non-theological aspects of free will. See [[Free will in theology]] for more on the debate on free will in general. This article discusses the doctrine of free will as it has been, and is, interpreted within the various branches of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism.
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== Friedrich Nietzsche and the will ==
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''See also:'' [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]
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[[Friedrich Nietzsche]] defines will similarly to the "any internally motivated action" usage, but more narrowly. In this sense, will is more a "creative spark," a certain independence and stubbornness.
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== See also ==
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*[[Will (psychology)]]
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Latest revision as of 00:00, September 21, 2024

For the legal document dealing with disposal of property at death, see will (legal document). For the religious concept, see free will.

Will is a philosophical concept that is defined in several different ways. Most commonly as the ability to "choose" or make a decision.

Friedrich Nietzsche and the will

See also: Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche defines will similarly to the "any internally motivated action" usage, but more narrowly. In this sense, will is more a "creative spark," a certain independence and stubbornness.

See also

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