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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

by Michel Foucault

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Discipline and Punish

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A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul.

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Wren Horne
(1 week ago)
23 Feb, 2025
An in-depth look into the development and purpose of the prison within society and its role in creating a process of normalization in various fields

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