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Kant As A Masked Truth Enforcer
- Nietzsche criticizes Immanuel Kant for preserving a disguised 'truth' via synthetic a priori structures that philosophers accept without questioning.
- Nietzsche treats such doctrines as another form of imposing order rather than uncovering independent truth.
Multiplicity Of The Self
- The self is not homogenous; it contains multiple competing wills (sensation, thought, emotion) each with its own 'will to power.'
- Nietzsche's multiplicity anticipates later post-structuralist ideas where identity is fractured and perspectival.
Will To Power Against Oneself
- Will to power functions both outwardly (dominating others) and inwardly (self-discipline); self-imposed constraint can cultivate potential but can also stifle if unconscious.
- Nietzsche warns asceticism (e.g., priests) channels will against life, blocking new possibilities.