The prison before the Panopticon : incarceration in ancient and modern political philosophy / Jacob Abolafia.
2024
HV8529 .A35 2024
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The prison before the Panopticon : incarceration in ancient and modern political philosophy / Jacob Abolafia.
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9780674296534 EPUB
0674296532 EPUB
9780674296541 PDF
0674296540 PDF
9780674290631 print
0674290631 print
0674296532 EPUB
9780674296541 PDF
0674296540 PDF
9780674290631 print
0674290631 print
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2024.
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English
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English; words and phrases in Greek or Latin.
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10.4159/9780674296541 doi
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HV8529 .A35 2024
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365.01
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"A groundbreaking history of philosophy and punishment, The Prison before the Panopticon traces the influence of ancient political philosophy on the modern institution of the prison, showing how prevailing theories of carceral rehabilitation and common justifications for the denial of liberty developed in classical and early modern thought."-- Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents
The Paradox of Incarceration in Democratic Athens
Plato's Theory of Incarcerations
Incarceration in Thomas More's Utopia
"All Restraint of Motion"
Incarceration in Hobbes
Bentham's Panopticon
Between Plato and the Carceral State.
Plato's Theory of Incarcerations
Incarceration in Thomas More's Utopia
"All Restraint of Motion"
Incarceration in Hobbes
Bentham's Panopticon
Between Plato and the Carceral State.