What is a Panopticon? (Philosophical Definition)

An explanation of a Panopticon, as originally proposed by Jeremy Bentham and later utilized by Foucault as a metaphor. This video explores the philosophical questions raised by the panopticon both as a prison and as a metaphor for the surveillance state.

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Information for this video gathered from The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Collier-MacMillan Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the Dictionary of Continental Philosophy, and more! (#Bentham #Foucault)