[Buddha-l] Yet again: Nietzsche and Buddhism

Weng-Fai Wong wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg
Thu Apr 17 20:47:57 MDT 2008


Richard wrote...
> Yesterday I heard a paper by Paul Katsafanas, who argues that
> Nietzsche's "will to power" has been misunderstood by many who have
> dealt with it. Katsafanas maintains that the will to power is nothing
> more than the drive to overcome obstacles, whether they be internal or
> external. 

Don't know much of philosophy... but this sounds a lot like the Jihad
concept of Islam. Did Nietzsche approve of Islam?

Weng-Fai



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