Philosophy: Jeremy Bentham designed around 1791 the "panopticon" —…

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Did you know? Jeremy Bentham designed around 1791 the "panopticon" — a ring-shaped prison where one guard could see everyone without being seen. He was not joking: he tried to actually build it. Foucault used it 200 years later as a metaphor for modern surveillance society.

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Jeremy Bentham designed around 1791 the "panopticon" — a ring-shaped prison where one guard could see everyone without being seen. He was not joking: he tried to actually build it. Foucault used it 200 years later as a metaphor for modern surveillance society.

Jeremy Bentham ontwierp rond 1791 het "panopticon" — een ringvormige gevangenis waar één bewaker iedereen kon zien zonder zelf gezien te worden. Niet als grap: hij wilde het écht bouwen. Foucault gebruikte het 200 jaar later als metafoor voor moderne controle-samenleving.

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