ABSTRACT
This chapter carries out a wide-ranging appraisal of the extant scholarship on the concept of power. It presents a presentation of debates that unmasks inequalities and powerlessness, exposes the dangers of power, and affirms its role in leadership. The chapter discusses that the seven Jesuit university leaders and Father Ted Hesburgh were invested with powers that come with leadership. Power is to be used in making right decisions for the common good. Hesburgh could not talk about power without talking about good decisions: You got the power to bring that about by having a leadership role in a university, and you somehow make decisions that lead the whole university to become a great Catholic university. Habermas encouraged intellectuals from different walks of life to contribute relevant information during public debates, but they should not use their professional knowledge as an instrument for acquiring power or influencing political power.
