Single Idea 23195

[catalogued under 26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature]

Full Idea

The alleged 'laws of nature' are formulas for power relationships…

Gist of Idea

Laws of nature are actually formulas of power relations

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1885-86 [1886], 34[247])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1885-86 (v 16)', ed/tr. Del Caro,Adrian [Stanford 2020], p.73


A Reaction

Love it. This is precisely the powers ontology of modern philosophy of science. His Will to Power is not often recognised as closely related to this view.

Related Idea

Idea 23185 In chemistry every substance pushes, and thus creates new substances [Nietzsche]