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Michel Foucault’s ”Penal Theories and Institutions” (Part 1/2)

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Foucault's Observation of the Bourgeoisie

Foucault: The bourgeois occupied a kind of indifferent space here. They didn't really care about the revolts that, you know, they didn't want to be in the way of them. Foucault identifies the ways in which Greek society started to change with the introduction of writing. It allowed for more forms of control and maintenance by cataloging people,. By making what they owned, could write it down. You would then be beholden to the very operation of writing itself.

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