"The will to power." A strong statement made by the philosopher‚ Nietzsche. He explains this statement in his work‚ "Thus Spake Zarathustra." It can be found in multiple sections explaining different topics. When Nietzsche uses the phrase‚ "the will to power‚" he means the ability to extend oneself to the furthest of capabilities. He believes that humans have the ability to always do their best‚ and try their hardest to improve themselves. In this work‚ he says that humans must overcome themselves
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Parental Authority The nature and purpose of parental authority is to direct and instruct towards achieving a good‚ as many philosophers will agree on. However‚ there are certain philosophers that differ on the rational use of parental authority. Some will adhere to the notion that parental authority must be bounded to moral law‚ whereas others believe in the divine nature of parental authority. Nevertheless‚ most philosophers will agree that the correct use of parental authority for any family will
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The authority of an agent is the act which he is allowed or authorised to do by his principal‚ and which will bind his/her principal. Usually‚ the principal will only be bound by the act of the agent if the agent acts within his/her authority. There are two types of authority which an agent could rely on‚ namely actual authority and apparent or ostensible authority. Actual authority is the authority given by the principal to the agent and could be in written or oral form. The capacity of an
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important themes in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is the nature of authority and people who abuse it. In the story‚ authority is determined by the religious status one has in the community and often education plays a role. Nowadays‚ authority is noted by the place you have in society and is also based on education and sometimes wealth. It seems that whenever there is a figure of authority‚ there is always someone abusing the power designated to them. Back in the Puritan times‚ religious leaders like
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degree of obedience to authority‚ as the alternative would be anarchy leading to total chaos. Hence‚ we find some sort of a hierarchy in both the most underdeveloped and the most civilized societies where certain individuals exercise authority over others. Almost everyone will agree that some degree of authority in certain individuals or groups (and their obedience by other groups) is desirable for the proper functioning of a society. The problem arises when the obedience to authority is taken to extremes
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Obedience to Authority No human social organization can function without some degree of obedience to authority‚ as the alternative would be anarchy leading to total chaos. Hence we find some sort of a hierarchy in both the most underdeveloped and the most civilized societies where certain individuals exercise authority over others. Almost everyone will agree that some degree of authority in certain individuals or groups (and their obedience by other groups) is desirable for the proper
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understanding of power and authority. How have the two texts (Removalists and In the Name of the Father) enhanced your understanding of power and authority. Through the study of the play The Removalists by David Williamson‚ and the film In the Name of the Father directed by “some guy”‚ my understanding of power and authority has been enhanced. Power and authority are two closely linked concepts. These two concepts have many different aspects and exist on a number of different levels. Power and authority
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Signature Tutorial 2 Nolwazi Dlamini Traditional Authority is based on customs and tradition and the long established way of doing things. (Heywood‚ 2007:220). This authority tends to be irrational and inconsistent and perpetuates the status quo. Traditional authority does not change or evolve. Traditional authority helps to shape the political culture by keeping values such as receptivity‚ respect and duty. An example of this type of authority would be a patriarchal structure where “the servants
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Topic: Differentiate between power and authority and how they linked with leadership To answer this question of the difference between Power and Authority‚ we must first understand what both Power and Authority actually mean. According to the dictionary (www.dictionary.com) Power comes from the Latin ‘potere’ which means ‘to be able.’ Just from this little description we can tell that to have power would mean that you are able to do things or control people and resources. The dictionary then
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How was power and authority shown in Churchill’s speech? Winston Churchill’s speech ‘we shall fight them on the beaches’ is one of the defining speeches during the second world war. Power and authority is shown in several ways. Churchill’s speech is confident. He is trying to motivate the British people. Within the speech there are several persuasive techniques used making the speech powerful. Churchill uses repetition‚ not volume. He builds and expands on his theme of "We shall" to
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