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  2. French and Raven's bases of power - Wikipedia

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    The effectiveness and impacts of the Expert power base may be negative or positive. [5] According to Raven, there will be more use of Expert power if the motive is a need for achievement. [3] The ability to administer to another information, knowledge or expertise. [1] (Example: Doctors, lawyers).

  3. Charismatic authority - Wikipedia

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    It is the legitimate power which one person or a group holds and exercises over another. The element of legitimacy is vital to the notion of authority and is the main means by which authority is distinguished from the more general concept of power. Power can be exerted by the use of force or violence.

  4. Power-knowledge - Wikipedia

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    In critical theory, power-knowledge is a term introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault (French: le savoir-pouvoir). According to Foucault's understanding, power is based on knowledge and makes use of knowledge; on the other hand, power reproduces knowledge by shaping it in accordance with its anonymous intentions. [ 1 ]

  5. Speciesism - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] Richard D. Ryder, who coined the term, defined it as "a prejudice or attitude of bias in favour of the interests of members of one's own species and against those of members of other species". [7] Speciesism results in the belief that humans have the right to use non-human animals in exploitative ways which is pervasive in the modern ...

  6. Crown group - Wikipedia

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    Clade T is a total group or pan-group, its extant species organized into crown groups C1 and C2.Within clade T are sister clades T1 and C2. Clade T1 is composed of crown group C1 and the stem group S1 which is the set of extinct species that are closer to C1 than any other crown group of extant species.

  7. Tripartite classification of authority - Wikipedia

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    Charismatic authority grows out of the personal charm or the strength of an individual personality. [2] It was described by Weber in a lecture as "the authority of the extraordinary and personal gift of grace (charisma)"; he distinguished it from the other forms of authority by stating "Men do not obey him [the charismatic ruler] by virtue of tradition or statute, but because they believe in him."

  8. Biocentrism (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    Taylor maintains that biocentrism is an "attitude of respect for nature", whereby one attempts to make an effort to live one's life in a way that respects the welfare and inherent worth of all living creatures. [1] Taylor states that: [12] [13] Humans are members of a community of life along with all other species, and on equal terms.

  9. Power (social and political) - Wikipedia

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    The issue here is often how much relative power a person has in comparison to one's partner. Partners in close and satisfying relationships often influence each other at different times in various arenas. Power as resource-based: Power usually represents a struggle over resources. The more scarce and valued resources are, the more intense and ...