The panopticon is a design of institutional building with an inbuilt system of control, originated by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept …

Panopticon, architectural form for a prison, the drawings for which were published by Jeremy Bentham in 1791. It consisted of a circular, glass-roofed, tanklike structure with cells along the …

Jun 30, 2025 · Envisioned originally as a design for prisons, the Panopticon was more than a blueprint for incarceration. It was a philosophical statement, a psychological weapon, and a …

A panopticon is a kind of penitentiary building first designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in the late eighteenth century. As conceived by Bentham, panopticons are large, …

Oct 4, 2025 · Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher and social theorist, introduced the concept of the Panopticon in the late 1700s. Initially designed as a model prison, the Panopticon aimed …

In this text, Foucault argues that the panopticon model is descriptive of a technology of power and control that is identifiable across many social institutions and whose implications have …

The Panopticon panoptes - "all seeing" a humane prison generalizable to factories, asylums, hospitals, and schools

May 7, 2024 · The Panopticon was a prison designed by philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in a series of letters collectively entitled “ Panopticon, or the Inspection-House ” …

Every week brings another indication that the world is becoming a vast panopticon, a place where everyone can be observed without being aware of it. In addition, the police are often watching …

The Panopticon is an institutional building proposed by Bentham allowing constant surveillance of inmates.