'''Auctoritas''' is a [[Latin]] word and is the origin of English "[[authority]]". While historically its use in English was restricted to discussions of the political [[history of Rome]], the beginning of [[phenomenology|phenomenological]] philosophy in the twentieth century changed the use of the word substantially. | '''Auctoritas''' is a [[Latin]] word and is the origin of English "[[authority]]". While historically its use in English was restricted to discussions of the political [[history of Rome]], the beginning of [[phenomenology|phenomenological]] philosophy in the twentieth century changed the use of the word substantially. |