Rational-legal authority

their parents or a spanking and are going to be willing to take risks and think critically for themselves. What began as questioning the rules of their parents can develop into questioning unethical laws and immoral orders from those in positions of authority. When they Reynolds as a family establish rules and consequences together the children are show that everything has a consequence and not knowing is not an excuse for not following the rules. The Reynolds children are not going to be under…

tendency of group mentality is known at an early age. “The Perils of Obedience”, written by Stanley Milgram makes points that prove that the habit of following the group is not so easily broken. Milgram mentions that a humans desire to please an authority figure is so high that they are willing to do almost anything. Humans acting as sheep is a theory that very accuratetly represents the mindless following that many take in order to fit in. Lessing presents an eye opening, yet practically…

public health through advertisements are ethically questionable at best. Their advertisements use various fallacies to manipulate the public into reducing their consumption of sugary drinks; a fallacy of single cause disguised as fact or an appeal to authority and emotion in place of evidence and data. These underhanded tactics violate the major underpinning and inherent value of a plural and just society, the freedom of choice. The autonomy to make your own decisions, free of any external…

Fancy Title In his 1963 essay, “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem,” philosopher Erich Fromm argues that disobedience to authority started human history and blind obedience may cause its destruction. Fromm’s view on obedience to authority is that when we obey authority, even when it goes against our own reasoning and morals, then that obedience is cowardly and destructive while any act affirming individual will and autonomy is an act of freedom. Humanity could easily destroy…

feel that I can be my best self, not only as just teacher but also as a person, when I can make connections with the individuals with whom I am interacting. For me, forming meaningful and purposeful relationships with students is essential to the authority I will attempt to implement in my class. It is my belief that by the process of forming meaningful relationships with and between students in a classroom setting in ways that do not feel contrived, students will be able to find meaningful…

of adjudication, people in a citizen-based democracy simply means the citizens of the State. But what does it really mean when we say citizens because if we say that the courts act on behalf of the people as citizens of the world it would miss its legal foundation in a democratic perspective. In a democratic perspective it is understood to be the people who are affected by any court judgment. In other words, instead of generalising and putting it in simpler terms as in the name of the citizens…

in place that assures some line of authority. As university students, we should all by now have a reasonably decent gist on the basic elements of organisational power as it has become…

era. It starts off with locking people up in their own house, and being punished if you lie about a loved one being infected. This is where you start to see the power in their society build up. The people did not put an end to the power that the authorities had over them. This leads up to the idea and construction of the panopticon; which led people to start believing in a new theory. The panopticon at that time was believed to form structure in their society by building this prison system at…

power or authority. These can be authority figures, those with high status, or those in parental roles. However, you do not have to have social anxiety - fear of being negatively evaluated, embarrassed or humiliated, found inadequate, and rejected - in order to become anxious in the presence of someone with authority. In general, we have been taught to respect all authority. As a consequence, we also have a deeply buried sense of guilt about possibly being caught doing something authorities…

can hurt. I can manipulate. I’ll kill you. A simple three word phrase can change a life. They can rewrite the history books. They can change the dates carved into the headstones of young children and newlyweds. When a person realizes they have the authority, they have to make a choice. When “I want” transforms into “I can”, it will soon become an action. This is the type of power people crave. When you have power, the fragile life of another soul subsists within your grasp … “The reason I beat…