Panopticon

Name: Panopticon
Author: Jeremy Bentham

by Jeremy Bentham

Prison design concept using central observation to control inmate behavior

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Jeremy Bentham

English philosopher who founded utilitarianism, the doctrine that the greatest good for the greatest number should be the guiding principle of law and morals. He designed the Panopticon prison and requested that his body be preserved as an 'auto-icon' after death—a wish still on display at University College London.

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