DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE AD PUNISH- MICHEAL FOUCAULT The chapter on discipline begins with the seventeenth century image of the soldier. A soldier bore certain natural signs of strength and courage and marks of his pride and honor. These were characteristics which were already inherent in a soldier. By the late eighteenth century‚ a soldier became someone or rather something that can be made‚ like a required machine which can be constructed. The Classical Age discovered the body as a target and
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can’t leave anything alone.” What does this mean? Angier also states “Beauty is a despot‚ but so what?” The question here is simple‚ yet brings along many ideas. Everyones views‚ ideas‚ and beliefs on the breast and beauty are different. Angier‚ Berger‚ and Leppert all have their own beliefs. Angier believes that woman’s breasts are pretty‚ flamboyant‚ and irresistible‚ yet they are arbitrary at the same time. On the other hand you
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Prostitution A Marxist & Foucauldian Analysis Prostitution is a largely debated‚ controversial subject. This is due to different moral and ethical views‚ religious perspectives and legal matters. Some say it is a job like any other‚ however the lack of tax payment and regular check-ups denies this. Others say it is ethically wrong to pay in order to obtain sex‚ because it is essentially the sale of one’s body. Legally speaking‚ it is only illegal to buy sex‚ but perfectly okay to sell it.
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Theorists Hannah Arendt and Michel Foucault present their views on the power/knowledge affiliation in works such as Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil and Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. While reading the pair‚ it becomes almost impossible not to relate or apply their visions onto the contemporary society. One may even argue that they resonate with current systems of government. Eichmann in Jerusalem‚ albeit a collection of articles for the New Yorker‚ was published
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Culture‚ was written by Arthur Asa Berger. Berger explores the topic of how sex sells and why most of the ads today have some sexual image. He puts a lot of effort and opinions in the passage. Berger’s article is well written because he states a point‚ uses a picture example‚ and is well researched. Today ads are about the looks: great body‚ fair complexion‚ perfect hair‚ etc. Berger points out "Whatever she does her image sells’"(qtd in Berger page 393). He also points out that
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colors and happiness‚ but behind all that sends one important message. The message of not being afraid to stand out. Berger‚ a world-known art critic‚ had this belief that pictures help us jump to conclusions before words can. We tend to believe what our eyes see‚ more than what our mind reads. “Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak” (Berger). Why would I trust anything more than what I have seen with my own
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Harden’s “The Berger Trial” is the influence the police has in determining the outcome of these cases. In the movie Voigt was a man who the system had neglected‚ and that eventually obtains some form of retribution thanks to the humorous way his assault was perceived not only by the public‚ but more importantly by the police. In the case of Theodor Berger‚ his voice didn’t carry any weight‚ and he was detested by the public. Nevertheless‚ the police again played a major role in getting Berger a prison
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in and out of popularity‚ and why the culturally constructed ideal is just a passing meaning. But the other side of gender‚ the embodied side‚ is more concerning and has a impact on people‚ which can affect people in positive and negative ways. Foucault‚ a famous philosopher and social theorist came up with the theory of the Self-Policing‚ Internalized Panopticon‚ which is the theory that people are policed‚ managed‚ and watched so often that they start doing it to themselves. Everything you do
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economic theory of Becker and Stigler does in fact provide an adequate explanation based on set universal preferences with efficiency determining the price of commodities‚ I prefer to view it as a function of a socially constructed framework of choice. Berger and Luckmann’s social construction theory presents the opportunity to more fully understand the background of these athletes that shapes their decision-making process. Not only
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Issue of Power: Marx‚ Foucault and Sillitoe The relationship between modern and postmodern theorists has been a largely antagonistic one‚ creating much debate over theories such as the notion of power. Rather than focusing on the clear contrasts of these theorists‚ we take a different approach by finding connections within the disparities of their viewpoints. In examining the philosophy of power through the perspectives of Karl Marx‚ Michel Foucault‚ and Alan Sillitoe‚ it becomes subtly apparent
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