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Michel Foucault - Vigilar y Castigar - Parte 2: CASTIGO

🇬🇧 ## Summary of "Vigilar y Castigar" - Chapters 3 and 4 📖 ### Key Themes 🔍 #### 1. Transformation of Punishment 🔨 - In the period between 1750-1830, public torture (suplicio) begins to disappear - The focus shifts from public humiliation to more subtle forms of punishment - The goal is not to punish less, but to "punish better" #### 2. New Punishment Philosophy 💡 - Punishment is no longer about vengeance for the sovereign - It becomes a social contract issue where the criminal betrays society - The aim is to prevent future crimes and discourage potential imitators #### 3. Key Principles of New Punishment 📜 - Minimum quantity of punishment - Punishment targeting the spirit, not the body - Lateral effects of punishment - Absolute certainty of consequences - Common truth approach - Optimal specification #### 4. Emergence of Prison 🏢 - Prison was not initially the primary method of punishment - Reformers were critical of uniform imprisonment - Prison becomes a place of rehabilitation and social reintegration ### Significant Observations 🧐 - Punishment becomes more about controlling and disciplining society - The focus shifts from physical torture to psychological correction - Punishment aims to create "docile bodies" and new subjectivities - The prison system emerges almost contrary to reformers' initial intentions ### Conclusion 🌟 The transformation of punishment represents a fundamental shift in social control, moving from public spectacle to subtle, pervasive mechanisms of discipline.