Panopticon Or the Inspection House

<p><i>Panopticon; Or The Inspection-House</i> is a book by English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham written between 1785 and 1791 and first published in 1791. The book lays out Bentham's concept for a new type of prison building: The Panopticon.</p><p>The design of the Panopticon allows a watchman to observe occupants without the occupants knowing whether or not they are being watched. Bentham initially conceived the Panopticon as a design for a new type of prison but later expanded its use to hospitals schools and factories. The all-seeing design was intended to serve as a means of control.</p><p>Bentham's ideas were largely influenced by the writings of the French philosopher Michel Foucault and have contributed significantly to debates about surveillance transparency and social control.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>