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sadim's avatar

I'm a lit student and I was recently introduced to foucault's "Discipline and Punish," especially his concept (which he derived from Bentham) of panopticism and docile body. it blew me away! reading this was freshening!

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Kelly Stith's avatar

I'm an English professor and also love studying critical theory, and Foucault has been a mainstay in my work. Great read!

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Gage Greer's avatar

Thank you, Kelly.

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John Martin's avatar

Because he gives people a good excuse for being evil?

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Naūno's avatar

Guy thinks philosophy is a fame competition. So cringe

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Christopher Cook's avatar

I wonder how many of the people citing his inscrutable, nihilistic work know about this:

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/16/reckoning-with-foucaults-sexual-abuse-of-boys-in-tunisia

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Faizan's avatar

No he ain't, Dostoevsky is

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