Discipline and Punish is Michael Foucault’s most famous book. In this book, he traces the evolution of the Western penal system and the changes in the treatment of criminals.

Beneath the surface, Foucault makes a much deeper analysis of where power lies in society and how it’s always closely connected to Knowledge. He argues that power and knowledge are inseparable and constantly reinforce each other.

A quick example would be that the people in power create knowledge because they’re in a position to observe and study criminals. This allows them to better understand criminal behavior and find more efficient ways to control it.

This knowledge, in turn, strengthens power by improving the effectiveness of disciplinary practices, creating a feedback loop.
Foucault expands this argument beyond prisons, showing that the connection between power and knowledge applies to all institutions in society. He argues that the rise of the modern prison led to the emergence of a disciplinary society.

The modern prison marked a complete shift in the forms of punishment. In the 18th and 19th centuries, penal reforms led to an evolution of punishment, from being focused on inflicting pain on the body of the criminals to disciplining and reforming their behavior.
So how did the modern prison lead to the rise of a disciplinary society?

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Old Punishment
03:06 Illegalisms
04:40 Penal Reform
07:44 The Panopticon
09:17 Knowledge
10:54 The Disciplinary Society

Books
Michel Foucault - Madness and Civilization
Michel Foucault - Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault - The Order of Things
Michel Foucault - History of Sexuality
Michel Foucault - The Birth of the Clinic

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Michel Foucault: Discipline and Punish
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Disciplinary Society
Michel Foucault: How Modern Prisons Reshaped Society
The Panopticon Effect: How Prisons Influenced Modern Society
Michel Foucault: From Discipline to Control
The Modern Prison and the Age of Surveillance

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