4/April/2020
In this article, I will focus on what pertains to power and governance as they go together in the realms of class struggle with regards to "Will To Power." In the context of South Sudan.
The will to power is a philosophical doctrine invented by a German Philologist, Poet and Philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
His idea of the will to power stem from the feelings and urges of enlightenment. In that, when one is enlightened, one has to undertake the issues pertaining to what power actually is, what it isn't and what to do with it.
In the realms of governance, the decadents are the ones who pursues the power in crooked ways.
The highest human being is the one who has overcome himself/herself. Because to pursue the realms of power, you have to be completely enlightened.
How does enlightenment occurs in a human being?
This is a result of studiousness. For one to study philosophy of humanism, attaining universal philosophy, political philosophy and all sorts of scientific empiricism.
You can even imagine many other things such as spirituality.
However, power corrupts human beings; in such a way that, those who have declined in morals tends to abuse the power bestowed upon them.
Look around yourself in your country and see how power is distributed. It is actually not distributed but it is circulated among the few initiates of certain fraternities. Those decadents can easily fail the people. The example is, most South Sudanese politicians are decadents.
According to Plato, who was a political philosopher in ancient Greeks times; the people who qualifies to rule the populace or the republic, should be philosophers or philosopher king with that regard to that idea.
But Plato's idealism tends to be difficult to attain by some people since philosophy requires special attention and the time to enlighten ones mind.
Unlike Plato, Nietzsche's philosophy of will to power is an ideal philosophy for the chosen ones in the future regardless of which country one comes from.
Nietzsche died in the beginning of 20th century. But it seems that he was philosophizing for the highest humans in the 21st century and beyond. I honestly undertake his quest for an ideal human to be able to rule the people, not just anyone.
Nietzsche died in the beginning of 20th century. But it seems that he was philosophizing for the highest humans in the 21st century and beyond. I honestly undertake his quest for an ideal human to be able to rule the people, not just anyone.
Author's Notes: I briefly reflected on the philosophical doctrines of the two philosophers whose works inspired me to study philosophy from the age of 21 until now.
The two philosophers are Plato and Nietzsche. The doctrine of Plato is the idealism of philosopher king. As the highest human to rule the republic. And Nietzsche's philosophy of overman as the philosophy of the will to power for those who are destined to rule.
The two philosophers are Plato and Nietzsche. The doctrine of Plato is the idealism of philosopher king. As the highest human to rule the republic. And Nietzsche's philosophy of overman as the philosophy of the will to power for those who are destined to rule.
About the author:
Born: 30/12/1993
Machiek Machiek Akuocpiir Cayier is a Student of Science and Technology. Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering at the International University of East Africa in Kampala Uganda.
He is a also a South Sudanese Intellectual, Poet, Rapper, Model, Translator, Philosopher and Software Engineer.
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