![]() ![]() Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, historian of ideas and social theorist, extremely influential in areas as diverse as communication and cultural studies, feminism and literary theory.īorn in an upper-class family in France, Foucault earned degrees in philosophy and psychology at the Sorbonne (University of Paris).Īfter spending some time working as a foreign diplomat, in 1961, Foucault published “ The History of Madness,” a massive volume which gained him instant recognition and respect. “Discipline and Punish” is an extremely work of philosophy and sociology and anyone who’s interested in either should spend some time reading it.Īlso, it will certainly be of interest to people who are hooked on books such as “ 48 Laws of Power,” since Michel Foucault is the original and most influential theoretician of power and its relationship to knowledge and social control.Īnd “Discipline and Punish” is his most famous book on the subject. ![]() ![]() Who Should Read “Discipline and Punish”? And Why? Michel Foucault, in “ Discipline and Punish” claims that, unfortunately, it’s because of the worse – If not the devils. ![]() Steven Pinker would say because of the better angels of our nature. Have you ever wondered why public tortures and executions evolved into prisons and penitentiaries? ![]()
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