Modern humanist subjectivity was born from minute disciplinary techniques
Evidence
A meticulous observation of detail, and at the same time a political awareness of these small things, for the control and use of men, emerge through the classical age bearing with them a whole set of techniques, a whole corpus of methods and knowledge, descriptions, plans and data. And from such trifles, no doubt, the man of modern humanism was born. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 218
Categorization
- XREF: Directly extends the reading purpose: the internalized, self-policing subject of Oceania is precisely this ‘man of modern humanism’ produced by discipline. — connects to: Human sciences were conveyed by a bodily discipline that fused subjection with objectification. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 465; Institutions laicized religious minute-discipline into technical control of everyday life — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 217; Theology and philosophy together produced the modern subject concept.
Related
- Human sciences were conveyed by a bodily discipline that fused subjection with objectification. (similarity 0.86)
- Theology and philosophy together produced the modern subject concept. (similarity 0.79)
- Discipline replaced the mechanical body with a natural body possessing its own functional constraints. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Institutions laicized religious minute-discipline into technical control of everyday life
#expands(0.82) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 217