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Quote by: Autolykos  It cannot mean both at the same time. That is called equivocation. It is a logical fallacy. Do you understand what that means?
I suspect that you do understand and are being deliberately obtuse. Please do not attempt to derail things any further.
- Rob |
Authority DOES mean both things at the same time. It's a general term and this fact is perfectly relevant to the discussion. To challenge capitalism is by no means separate from challenging a wide variety of authorities.
If you want proof, do me a favor and look up "Enclosure Acts," the "Poor Law" (not Queen Elizabeth's original, but the second one), the Combination Acts. Also, consider how the conditions of Ireland's Potato Famine were exacerbated by evictions, by home demolitions and by laissez-fare ideology which prevented any significant kind of aid.
These are examples of various authorities all feeding into each all; linking private property concepts with legal actions that intentionally devastated people.
I wasn't being "obtuse" when I suggested we should question authority in all its forms. I don't know how you can miss it, but all the definitions provided feed into each other. Even if we're talking about the "authority" of expertise, this knowhow can lead to the creation of elitism and authority titles (and often does). In other words, we shouldn't take any kind of authority at its word. That's not "obtuse."
Grandpa h.