As those in power who seek only their own interest and gain continue seeking to instill panoptical fear so that the fearful ...

He was constantly tinkering with the blueprints, to make the design more comprehensive and self-contained. He worked out a suitable plumbing system. He thought of everything, or tried. Only in the ...

Discover the chilling history of the panopticon prison, imagined by Jeremy Bentham as a means to optimize organization and control without direct surveillance. Explore the impact of industrialization ...

The 18th century philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, proposed the Panopticon as a prison design where the mere possibility of observation encourages self-regulation. Indeed, a large body of psychological ...

The panopticon, first envisioned by British philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham in the 1700s, is a circular structure with a domed roof and cells arranged in tiers on the circumference.