The will to power is Nietzsche’s most central and most misunderstood concept. It is not a will to dominate others, though it can express itself that way. It is not political ambition, though politicians certainly manifest it. It is not violent conquest, though conquerors embody one crude form of it. The will to power is the fundamental drive of all living things to expand, grow, overcome resistance, and express their strength. It is the force behind every achievement, every creation, every act of self-overcoming. A plant growing toward sunlight expresses will to power. An artist creating a masterpiece expresses will...