Power Vs Authority: Week 3 1 Power Vs Authority Omar Shafi Westwood College Power Vs Authority: Week 3 2 "Authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is the right to direct and command‚ to be listened to or obeyed by others. Authority requests power. Power without authority is tyranny." - JACQUES MARITAIN‚ "The Democratic Charter‚" Man and the State. There are
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Obedience to Authority: A Brief Summary of Milgram’s Research and Current Research’s Position on Milgram’s Findings Introduction Throughout history people have followed directives given by other people‚ such as ‘do this’‚ ‘follow these rules’‚ ‘listen to me’‚ and ‘do as I say’. In fact‚ governments have rules‚ laws and norms of their society so that people will obey the laws and behave in a civilized manner. How is it then that individual’s will go against and contest their own values and morals
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ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority? It is very common and reasonable that people in positions of authority are likely to be venerated by the public; their ideas and decisions deserve our respect. However‚ this is not saying that their ideas and decisions are always right. It is important to question their ideas and decisions‚ especially when they contradict with the truth and common sense. The spirit of challenging the authority has contributed to the scientific discovery and
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FM 7-21.13 Chapter 3 Section 1 Duties‚ Responsibility‚ and Authority Duty: Duty is defined as “Obligatory tasks‚ conduct‚ service‚ or functions that arise from one’s position (as in life or in a group).”- Merriam Webster. To others‚ it may mean a moral or legal obligation. Such as having a legal duty to obey lawful orders of those appointed over a soldier. According to the Army field manual noted above‚ junior enlisted soldiers perform all their duties to standard as well as to the best if their
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Outline and evaluate one or more explanations of why people obey There is a choice given to people‚ either to obey or to disobey orders give by others. Some psychologists have researched into why people obey‚ and what factors cause them to do so. An autonomous state is where an individual or individuals are aware of the consequences of their actions and chose voluntarily to behave in a certain way. This can be changed however‚ and particularly shown in the study of Milgram’s obedience‚ into an
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Should we OBEY our Elders?? A Photo of an Elder! A Tale of Correction By Ray Walter Swangkee ― The Colorful Peacock from Angel Ridge‚ Box 305H2‚ King’s Mountain‚ Kentucky 40442 The Divided States of United Lies! My E-mail Address is: theking@alltel.net‚ as in: “The King at TELL ALL‚ dot‚ Network of Truth.” Please Visit the most Beautiful‚ Enlightening‚ and Inspiring Website on the Internet‚ at: www.ThePeacock.com “O my Son‚ no one likes to Obey any Person that he or she
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Q.1 Define Inflation? Ans. Inflation is a condition‚ when cost of services coupled with goods rise and the entire economy seems to go haywire. Inflation has never done good to the economy. Inflation and economic growth are parallel lines and can never meet. Inflation reduces the value of money and makes it difficult for the common people. Causes of Inflation 1. Demand Pull Inflation If the economy is at or close to full employment then an increase in AD leads to an increase in the price level
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DUTY OR DAMNATION Obey man’s unfair law on earth‚ or disobey to save your soul? Daily we are faced with the perpetual issue of good versus evil; right versus wrong‚ all the while attempting to find a safe middle ground on which to stand so we may extricate ourselves from all distasteful situations. Humanity often finds itself preferring to stand idly by‚ allowing others to make the hard decisions‚ letting apathy take over and allowing others to lead them blindly. Easily denying responsibility for
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AUTHORITY‚ ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY By Yusop B. Masdal I. INTRODUCTION Delegation (or deputation) is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities (Blair‚ gerald 2002). However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions‚ i.e. it is a shift of decision-making authority from one organizational
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Kant believes that freedom comes in obeying moral rules‚ rather than in resisting them‚ that the moral action to do is always the rational thing to do. Kant wants us to believe in practical reason and not pure reason. Unlike utilitarianism‚ Kant argues we are designed as duty followers‚ not for the pursuit of happiness‚ he thinks we are not fulfilled by primarily being happy. Our aim is not to attain happiness but rather‚ to do our duty. Kant believes that rationality is a definitive part of our
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