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Power has many forms, not all of them of interest to the political philosopher. The cook has power over his culinary ingredients, the sportswoman over the various accoutrements of her sport. In political matters — as with human relationships in general — it is power over people that is important. This sort of power, in turn, is of various types.
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Simons, G. (1995). The Problem of Power. In: UN Malaise. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24297-9_3
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