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"… da was der Wille will immer das Leben ist, eben weil dasselbe nichts weiter, als die Darstellung jenes Wollens für die Vorstellung ist …" ("… since what the Will wills is always life, because life is nothing other than the manifestation of that willing within representation.") - Arthur Schopenhauer,  Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung , Volume I, §54 - Sometimes the most profound thoughts come to you while you're taking a walk with your dog. Today, mid-walk, I realized Schopenhauer may have been wrong. Wille zum Leben. First , it was an objection to his choice of words.       Will ( Wille ): How can a universe have a sense of agency?       towards ( zum ): How can the universe have a sense of direction?      Life ( Leben ): How can the universe conceptualize what Life is? Second , it was an objection to his definition.      I know, for Schopenhauer, " Wille zum Leben " is not a conscious choice.       ...