Jurisprudence The South & Law School
Explore the intersections of power, justice, and legal theory with our curated reading list on jurisprudence. Featuring Foucault's seminal Discipline and Punish, this collection offers essential books for law school and social science students.
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Discipline and Punish
by Michel Foucault
A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul.