Reformers criticized the economy of power, not its cruelty.
Evidence
The criticism of the reformers was directed not so much at the weakness or cruelty of those in authority, as at a bad economy of power. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 133
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Reformers reframed punishment as protection rather than vengeance — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 489; Modern universal imprisonment was not the reformers’ original design — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 187; Economists’ deepest ethical controversy was advising dictatorships, not crisis conflicts of interest. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 610 (+2 more)
Related
- Reformers sought to redistribute punitive power throughout the whole social body. (similarity 0.85)
- Reformers reframed punishment as protection rather than vengeance (similarity 0.83)
- Modern universal imprisonment was not the reformers’ original design (similarity 0.82)
- Penal reform sought not less punishment but more universal, deeper social control (similarity 0.80)
- Penal reform succeeded by managing illegalities differentially, not eliminating them (similarity 0.79)
- Reform-era punishment was future-directed, aimed at prevention (similarity 0.78)
- Penal reform aimed to increase punishment’s effects while lowering its costs. (similarity 0.78)
- Reform punishment shifted example from sovereign display to economic obstacle (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Modern universal imprisonment was not the reformers’ original design
#expands(0.80) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 187 - Reformers reframed punishment as protection rather than vengeance
#expands(0.78) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 489