BACKGROUND. There are several misconceptions about sulfur compounds that lead anxiety about using some natural health care substances. A typical worry is that a person who is allergic to sulfa drugs may have problems with substances that contain sulfur.
British author, mathematician, & philosopher [more author details]. A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. Bertrand Russell. All movements go too far.
In order to study power systematically, we need a basic definition. A good starting point is provided by one of the great philosophers of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell. It is very simple, but very profound: power is the ability to produce intended effects (Russell, 1938).