Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault
I’d recommend Discipline and Punish to people who already read and like philosophy. Foucault writes a book that is, on its surface, a history of French prisons in the 19th century. That’s an important part of the book, but not the big story.
Discipline and Punish is, really, his diagnosis of modern power. Especially in the 21st century, it is easily one of the most chilling books that I’ve ever read, and I love teaching it to people nearly a decade after I first read it.
Discipline and Punish is, really, his diagnosis of modern power. Especially in the 21st century, it is easily one of the most chilling books that I’ve ever read, and I love teaching it to people nearly a decade after I first read it.
