Michel Foucault, 1926-1984

Why do we punish people? How are the history of punishment, scientific progress, and social media connected? What is the nature of power? How does power limit the ways in which we can talk about the world? On this episode of the Will to Power Hour, we discuss Michel Foucault’s seminal work, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, in which he answers these seemingly disparate questions in his quest to understand the nature and evolution of punishment in society. So sit back, relax, and join us whilst we wax philosophical and enjoy the exquisitely robust Space Dust IPA by Elysian Brewing Company.

Reading: Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (1975) by Michel Foucault

Download: Episode 6 – On Panopticism

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