Will to Power: An Inquiry by Trial and Error

[originally published in Volume 9, No. 1] Excerpt: "...Every portion of the mysterious thing physicists call matter is surrounded by a field of force — in classical physics matter itself is a field of force. I dare say every human being is surrounded by a mental field, which is a field of force. In mental contact with any other person you enter a vectorial field, which demands a certain behavior: you respond unconsciously by a certain 'adjustment' to the human style of that person. You change your manners slightly, you lower your voice. Or you do not, and so you must make an effort to resist..."