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gustav Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Power (social) The power of an individual or > institution is the ability to achieve something, > whether by right or by control of influence. Power > is the ability to mobilize economic, social, or > political forces in order to achieve a result. It > can be measured by the probability of that result > being achieved in the face of various kinds > obstacle or opposition. It is not essential to > this definition that the result be consciously > intended by the powerful agent: power may be > exercised unknowingly, although of course it is > frequently deliberate. However, in the views of > some theorists, notably *Foucault, all social > relations are systems of power: fundamental power > is not exercised by individuals, but is a > dispered, impersonal aspect of society, and in > particular is manifested in the modes of > surveillance, regulation, or discipline that adapt > human beings to the surrounding social structure. > The power of society is not limited to its ability > to prevent people doing things, but it includes > control of the self-definition and preferred way > of living of its members. A principal concern of > political theory is to determine when the exercise > of power is legitimate; this is often posed as the > problem of distinguishing *authority from power. > See also exploitation, oppression. > > Reference: > Blackburn, Simon. Oxford Dictionary of > Philosophy. Oxford &New York: Oxford University > Press, 1996. (pp.295-6)