"Power is not owned by a ruling class; it is a mechanism of control spread like a net throughout everyday relations."
Today's Question
Among the common sense or rules you normally follow, what fake values are imposed by social gaze or invisible power?
The 'Invisible Watchman' Seen Behind Prison Bars
Foucault was a philosopher who deconstructed how modern society controls minds and bodies through institutions like schools, militaries, hospitals, and prisons.
He focused on the 'Panopticon,' a circular prison designed by Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. Since prisoners cannot see the guard in the central tower but know they might be watched, they internalize the gaze, monitoring themselves. Foucault showed this mechanism dominates modern life.