Philosophy: Foucault's "power-knowledge": knowledge is never neutra…

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Did you know? Foucault's "power-knowledge": knowledge is never neutral, it is always tied to power. Whoever controls the definitions (of "illness", "law", "deviant") controls society. His "Discipline and Punish" (1975) showed how prisons, schools and hospitals all run on the same template.

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Foucault's "power-knowledge": knowledge is never neutral, it is always tied to power. Whoever controls the definitions (of "illness", "law", "deviant") controls society. His "Discipline and Punish" (1975) showed how prisons, schools and hospitals all run on the same template.

Foucault's "kennis-macht": kennis is nooit neutraal, het is altijd verbonden met macht. Wie de definities controleert (van "ziekte", "wet", "deviant"), controleert de samenleving. Zijn "Discipline en bestraffing" (1975) liet zien hoe gevangenissen, scholen en ziekenhuizen op dezelfde leest werken.

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