Political authority

Political Authority: A NEED There is a form of government in every modern society. Grant it, there are many different political powers but regardless, there is someone, or some group of persons that has formal authority which makes laws, enforces them and punishes those that do not abide. But where does it come from is the question. Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Aristotle have theories and ideas that give us a clue. They present ideas concerning different forms of authority; how authority has

a Vocation”, he states that political authority can be broken up into three different types. He defines these three types as Traditional authority, charismatic authority and rational-legal authority. Charismatic authority comes from a person’s special qualities and ability to hold followers because of them. Charismatic individuals may use their authority over a whole society or even just a specific group within a larger one. These individuals can use their authority for good and sometimes bad.

In the Leviathan, Hobbes provides a defense of political authority. He argues that such authority is justified by its role in keeping us out of a horrific state of nature. After explaining how Hobbes’ account works, I will briefly assess its merits. I conclude that the account of Hobbes’ individual nature, state of nature, escaping nature, and justifying his political authority views. Hobbes begins by providing an account of the nature of individuals and his own vision of the perfect government

What makes a political authority legitimate? A legitimate political authority, in this essay, will be taken to mean that there is a justification for an individual or a body to have power over other people in determining such things as laws and protection of freedom. To consider this question, three theories shall be looked at – Hobbes’, Rousseau and finally Locke and determine which gives the most persuasive account of legitimate political authority. To begin with, their hypothetical starting point

three different accounts of the state of nature, it is important to understand the differing accounts of how human nature establishes political authority. Hobbes believes that because the state of nature is a constant state of war, the role of government must be to protect the people to protect people from themselves. Therefore, the purpose of political authority is to enforce law and order, and that the purpose of government is to control and be authoritative and should not be responsible for representing

should contain the political power and authority in the political state is one that has plagued the leaders of many countries throughout the course of history. Many countries have taken different approaches and established governments where the political power and authority is dispensed among the many, few, and in some cases a single person. In Plato’s Republic, Socrates should be hesitant to write that philosophers are the only experts in society that should rule because in a political state with only

Christianity and its relationship with political authority has changed over the course of the period we have studied this semester. There has been a lot of back and forth about the main religion in the countries we have studied, and predominantly in Rome. The main religion of a country is traced back to the religion of the political authority. Citizens looked up to their rulers, therefore convert to the religion of the authority. Initially, Romans viewed Christianity as a new sect of Judaism

The Construction of Water as a Political Entity Mallorie Iozzo POLI 100 A Dr. David Foley December 8th, 2017 For humans, drinking water is a biological necessity. As with any resource, however, access to water is often limited. This is based on a combination of circumstances constructing water as an economically-based, commodified resource. The control, regulation, and treatment of water by political bodies determines who has access to the resource. In the United States, this results

Jefferson was trying to break his ties with the harsh and non-democratic rule of the British and begin a new, equal society and government for America.      Democracy is defined as “A system of government in which ultimate political authority is vested in the People.” The Declaration’s

one of the three remaining world super powers, is a totalitarian, a society headed by 'Big Brother' and his regime, known as the ministries of Truth, Love, and Peace. A totalitarian government is defined as a government characterized by a political authority which exercises absolute and centralized control, and in which the state regulates every realm of life. This is the type of world that the citizens of Oceania must live in, ruled by fear and under force every day. The names of the different