Juridical, Disciplinary, and Biopolitical Power: Basic Background on Foucault

Dr. Robin James, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UNC Charlotte, presents an overview of Foucault's theories on juridical, disciplinary, and biopolitical power. She discusses the right to die vs. the power over life and the significance of understanding these issues in the sphere of current society.

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Education

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• UNC Charlotte
• Foucault
• right to death
• power over life
• juridical power
• disciplinary power
• biopolitical power
• Robin James
• Melissa Wilson
• Brandon McCarty

[Astrolutra]

These are my first thoughts I have on this, i'd definetly insist that society however is more of a Juridical force, in some sense we do try to use force, and not just persuasion to change behaviour of others as a means of not just enforcing our morality but also controlling. of course what we tend to enforce is of course what has been a perceived norm of the past, specifically the one of our society.

[Astrolutra]

Actually society is far more neferious than that alone and in practice while not in theory society does seam to actually use Juridicial power, and it seams quite plausible that formal higherarchies try to make use of biopower threw rather extreme use of propaganda and pushing society to accept services, norms laws, judgements threw the forms of softpower[biopolitical power] and hardpower[juridical power] it's already accumulated.

[Astrolutra]

Necroarchy...?, actually society seams to make it's own jurisdiction, what ever is seen as effecting a third party even if doesn't prejudicially effect them at all.

[mitchumsport]

thanks :)

[bmwlee30]

A very good introductory session of Foucault's work. Keeping your good work!