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Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 4/4)

Theory & Philosophy

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The Panopticon: The Primary Form of Power

The new confinement uses us to exist as multipliers of power, says Frida Ghitis. The panopticon is the primary form for this to work, she says. It's not really a matter of marginalizing; it's about removing people who've already been marginalized,. She writes: Society creates conditions for which that society must respond to through power.

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