Disciplinary punishment targets failure to conform, not just law-breaking
Evidence
What is specific to the disciplinary penality is non-observance, that which does not measure up to the rule, that departs from it. The whole indefinite domain of the non-conforming is punishable: the soldier commits an ‘offence’ whenever he does not reach the level required; a pupil’s ‘offence’ is not only a minor infraction, but also an inability to carry out his tasks. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 276
Categorization
- XREF: This is the key mechanism behind Oceania: thoughtcrime is punished not for harm done but for deviation from the rule — matching Foucault’s claim that non-observance itself is the offence. — connects to: Discipline created a private penal system punishing what state law ignored — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 274; Discipline judges individuals themselves, not just their acts — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 279; Disciplinary punishment operates by comparing, differentiating, hierarchizing, homogenizing and excluding rather than by expiating. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 281 (+3 more)
Related
- Discipline punishes the smallest deviations across all domains of life (similarity 0.84)
- Discipline created a private penal system punishing what state law ignored (similarity 0.84)
- Disciplinary punishment operates by comparing, differentiating, hierarchizing, homogenizing and excluding rather than by expiating. (similarity 0.84)
- Discipline judges individuals themselves, not just their acts (similarity 0.84)
- Disciplinary penality is irreducible to the traditional penality of law and eventually invested it. (similarity 0.81)
- Discipline sorts behavior into a graded continuum, not a simple prohibition (similarity 0.81)
- Courts punish qualities hidden behind acts, not just the acts themselves (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Disciplinary punishment operates by comparing, differentiating, hierarchizing, homogenizing and excluding rather than by expiating.
#expands(0.85) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 281 - Courts punish qualities hidden behind acts, not just the acts themselves
#expands(0.80) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 58