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<blockquote data-quote="Tizbiz" data-source="post: 7108535" data-attributes="member: 6874057"><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Here is the essay Auryn mentions in the above post.</span></p><p></p><p>My dear fellow student Hennet, </p><p></p><p>considering both my professional capacity and my identity, I am sure you will forgive me for not having had much time for a longer tete-a-tete on your proposed discussion about the nature of authority. In order to perhaps lessen your disappointment a little, and to provide you an insight into both the enormous complexity of this philosophical chapter and my ways of thinking, I would like to propagate a thought experiment at this point which stems from the logic of Heid (and I know indeed that the postulation and the hypothetically resulting conclusions could be quite radical and almost millerish, but I would ask you to give it a try): </p><p></p><p>Let us take the question about why one party or person should been given the right to exercise authority at its root and pull it out so that hypothetically there is no authority of any person or organization left. Such an "order" appears to be quite desirable in the eyes of a free spirit: no one tells another what to do, and everyone is master of her own life. As a consequence, however, all rules, laws, and the enforcement of the same would have to be abandoned as the enforcement of laws requires a form of authority which no longer existed in that system. However, absence of authority does not necessarily mean a concurrent absence of power and influence, and both of them are no longer subject to any external regulations. Now who do you think would live under good and who under bad conditions in such a scenario? In my opinion, the only right that would still apply would be that which is made by might. And in a society like modern Risur, those who are mighty and powerful without lawful authority are all too often simply those who accumulate money and influence. Instead of a king of Risur and his officials, you would have the concentration of uncontrolled power on industrialists, traders, and rich nobility. The very same people who are already exploiting a good part of the citizens and migrants, the workers and the poor, the weak members of society. And now consider whether this kind of society is preferable to the current one?</p><p></p><p>By no means I want to imply that every society inevitably needs authorities to work well. In a purely altruistic society, in small communities and in families, the emotional ties between individuals are strong enough to prevent abuse and exploitation. But in a society lie Risur, we should focus on making sure that those who have power can exert it within certain boundaries. And we should ensure that those who control the distribution of power, the authorities, are people who are wise, far-sighted, righteous, and able to judge for the good of all. That they have diverse backgrounds and perspectives and are well prepared for their task. That they, like a good mother, find the balance between leniency and severity. </p><p> </p><p>You do not need to agree with my point of view, but it would be my pleasure if you tried to understand it.</p><p></p><p>Auryn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tizbiz, post: 7108535, member: 6874057"] [COLOR=#0000ff]Here is the essay Auryn mentions in the above post.[/COLOR] My dear fellow student Hennet, considering both my professional capacity and my identity, I am sure you will forgive me for not having had much time for a longer tete-a-tete on your proposed discussion about the nature of authority. In order to perhaps lessen your disappointment a little, and to provide you an insight into both the enormous complexity of this philosophical chapter and my ways of thinking, I would like to propagate a thought experiment at this point which stems from the logic of Heid (and I know indeed that the postulation and the hypothetically resulting conclusions could be quite radical and almost millerish, but I would ask you to give it a try): Let us take the question about why one party or person should been given the right to exercise authority at its root and pull it out so that hypothetically there is no authority of any person or organization left. Such an "order" appears to be quite desirable in the eyes of a free spirit: no one tells another what to do, and everyone is master of her own life. As a consequence, however, all rules, laws, and the enforcement of the same would have to be abandoned as the enforcement of laws requires a form of authority which no longer existed in that system. However, absence of authority does not necessarily mean a concurrent absence of power and influence, and both of them are no longer subject to any external regulations. Now who do you think would live under good and who under bad conditions in such a scenario? In my opinion, the only right that would still apply would be that which is made by might. And in a society like modern Risur, those who are mighty and powerful without lawful authority are all too often simply those who accumulate money and influence. Instead of a king of Risur and his officials, you would have the concentration of uncontrolled power on industrialists, traders, and rich nobility. The very same people who are already exploiting a good part of the citizens and migrants, the workers and the poor, the weak members of society. And now consider whether this kind of society is preferable to the current one? By no means I want to imply that every society inevitably needs authorities to work well. In a purely altruistic society, in small communities and in families, the emotional ties between individuals are strong enough to prevent abuse and exploitation. But in a society lie Risur, we should focus on making sure that those who have power can exert it within certain boundaries. And we should ensure that those who control the distribution of power, the authorities, are people who are wise, far-sighted, righteous, and able to judge for the good of all. That they have diverse backgrounds and perspectives and are well prepared for their task. That they, like a good mother, find the balance between leniency and severity. You do not need to agree with my point of view, but it would be my pleasure if you tried to understand it. Auryn [/QUOTE]
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