Expounds upon the metaphysical philosopher's thought on ethics, human nature,and the function and significance of human existence

What does Schopenhauer mean by will?

Schopenhauer used the word will as a human's most familiar designation for the concept that can also be signified by other words such as desire, striving, wanting, effort, and urging. Schopenhauer's philosophy holds that all nature, including man, is the expression of an insatiable will.

Did Schopenhauer believe free will?

Schopenhauer means that our motives are determined but we are (in some sense) free to act on our motives. In Schopenhauer's sense, free will is essentially autonomy, the ability to act according to internal drives without external constraint.