But anyone who looks at people’s basic drives, to see how far they may have played their little game right here as inspiring geniuses (or daemons or sprites –), will find that they all practiced philosophy at some point, – and that every single one of them would be only too pleased to present itself as the ultimate pur- pose of existence and as rightful master of all the other drives. Because every drive craves mastery, and this leads it to try philosophizing.