Today, we think of will as the human ability to overcome our inner desires and impulses. However, Schopenhauer considered will to be

a. a tangible, inactive force of nature that propels human action toward largely unselfish endeavors.
b. a controllable force that propels human action toward largely selfish endeavors.
c. an irrational, mindless, aimless urge that propels human action toward largely unselfish endeavors.
d. an irrational, mindless, aimless urge that propels human action toward largely selfish endeavors.


Answer: D

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