Conclusion The context is key. I have argued that in our world today, less and less ties word and world together other than will and power. In fact, the will to dominate, which I describe in Essay II, is only the most obvious expression of the dominance of will itself. In this situation, the will is ever seeking its own aspirations, fulfillment, and pleasure. Its appetites are limitless but they are made plausible all the same by a culture of apparent limitless consumer choice. But its commitments last only so long as its desires are satisfied. Against this, I have argued that there is a
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