Voices of the People: Political Participation Impacts Health of the Nation
a group of citizens organize their voices grow louder and gain power. In the words of Robert Reich, "We are not going to survive without activists
Subject: power
Transcript: possibility that people will come together, They will work together, does give the grouping of citizens, A collectivity of citizens, a lot of power. [reich
What Justifies the Power of the State? (Part One)
Philosopher Michael Sandel discusses two approaches to liberalism, what he terms libertarian liberalism and egalitarian liberalism. He also talks about his own reluctance to be labeled as a communitarian, because he feels the term is often used syno...
Subject: power
What Justifies the Power of the State? (Part Two)
Philosopher Michael Sandel talks about the views of government held by John Locke and Aristotle. According to Professor Sandel, Locke believed "government was founded on consent." As for Aristotle, Professor Sandel explains that he thought politics ...
Subject: power
The Power of the State
Philosopher John Searle argues that the power of the state is created by the fact that people are willing to accept it. He goes on to say that this
Subject: power
Transcript: The power of the state is created by the fact That people are willing to accept it and, this, by the way, Is one of the amazing weaknesses of social