What does "the will to power" mean in terms of philosophy?

[Booger]

10 points best answer.

[Yaoi Shonen-ai]

To have "the will" that gives one "power" to be effective in life, you need "integrity."

"Integrity is loyalty to one's convictions and values; it is the policy of acting in accordance with one's values, of expressing, upholding and translating them into practical reality
"....the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake existence—that man is an indivisible entity, an integrated unit of two attributes: of matter and consciousness, and that he may permit no breach between body and mind, between action and thought, between his life and his convictions—that, like a judge impervious to public opinion, he may not sacrifice his convictions to the wishes of others, be it the whole of mankind shouting pleas or threats against him—that courage and confidence are practical necessities, that courage is the practical form of being true to existence, of being true to truth, and confidence is the practical form of being true to one's own consciousness." http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/integrity.html

[Cuervo]

10 points best answer.

[jello_jammer]

The Will to Power is a published book which is made of Friedrich Nietzsche's notes that was compiled by his sister Elizabeth. It's about will as an internal drive, the act of will and free will.