Publisher's Synopsis
This philosophical treatise critiques the Philosophy of the Will through the philosophical works ofSchopenhauer, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein in German-Language philosophy. The thesis shows howthe development of Volitionality came about with each successive philosopher being significantlyinfluenced by his predecessor. This influential genealogy would find an exemplary case inNietzsche's early philosophical career. Throughout the period of his early philosophical careerNietzsche regarded Schopenhauer fondly as his 'philosophical educator'.
