The concept of ‘control’ directly links an underlying need for certainty to the linguistic act of a declaration. This link is predicated on a belief that our declarations can create a definite future outcome. This addresses one of our core concerns, yet it exists in the inherent uncertainty of the future. Nonetheless, we strive for […]
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In order to understand the role of authority, it is useful to develop an understanding of what has us declare authority for others or ourselves in the first place. To begin with, we can distinguish two types of declarations of authority – ‘collective authority’ and ‘personal authority’. ‘Collective authority’, also known as ‘positional authority’, is
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As we are always stepping into the future, we are constantly making predictions about what comes next. These predictions become our simulations, experience and actions. Either implicitly or explicitly as part of that process, we decide and act. We seek to create a future as we want it to be. However, we do not do
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