The Notion of Authority

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The Notion of Authority is a philosophical work by Alexandre Kojève that analyzes the nature, foundations, and types of authority in social and political life.

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instanceOf book
philosophical work
addresses authority in social institutions
crisis of authority in modernity
foundations of state authority
modern forms of political authority
analyzes foundations of authority
nature of authority
types of authority
author Alexandre Kojève
concerns basis of social hierarchy
structure of political order
examines relationship between authority and freedom
relationship between authority and law
relationship between authority and legitimacy
relationship between authority and rationality
relationship between authority and violence
focusesOn legitimacy of authority
obedience
power relations
genre political philosophy
social philosophy
hasConcept charismatic authority
rational authority
traditional authority
tyrannical authority
hasKeyTheme authority and autonomy
authority and rational justification
obedience and recognition
hasPerspective historical analysis of authority
systematic analysis of authority
influencedBy Hegelian idealism
surface form: Hegelian philosophy

Marxism
phenomenology
mainTopic authority
political authority
social authority
originalLanguage French
philosophicalDiscipline political theory
social theory
philosophicalQuestion How does authority differ from mere power?
What makes authority legitimate?
Why do people obey authority?
philosophicalTradition continental philosophy
relatedWork Introduction à la lecture de Hegel
surface form: Introduction to the Reading of Hegel
theoreticalApproach conceptual analysis
dialectical analysis

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