![]() He creates a difference between the execution of the regicide in Paris in 1757 with grand rituals and in front of a crowd of spectators. ![]() The opening of the book sets up the problem that the readers will unravel through the course of the book by contouring the difference between the two very different styles of punishment. Foucault supported these claims with examples from these eras. Punishment on the body comes from a much much historical time and punishment on the soul coming from the current and modern episteme. According to Foucault, each form of punishment is the reflection from a different episteme. It is about the transition from one form of punishment to the other. ![]() Foucault attempts to show why the form of punishment transitioned over the years? From being inflicted on the body to being inflicted on the soul. ![]() Divided into four parts: Torture, Punishment, Discipline, and Prison, the book is a complete amalgamation of French and English sources delving into the history of the prison. ![]()
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