Discipline and Punish vs Kant; a collection of critical essays: Which Should You Read?
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Discipline and Punish
“On 2 March 1757 Damiens the regicide condemmed 'to make the amende honorable before the main door of the Church of Paris', where he was to be 'taken and conveyed in a cart, wearing nothing but a a shirt, holding a torch of burning wax weighing two pounds'; then, 'in the said cart, to the place de Greve, where, on a scaffold that will be erected there, the flesh will be torn from his breasts, arms,”
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English version of "Surveiller et punir: naissance de la prison"
Kant; a collection of critical essays
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This book analyses and explains the central passage of Kant's philosophy, the "Transcendental Analytic" of the Critique of Pure Reason. It proceeds in the manner of a textual commentary, discussing and explaining each…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Discipline and Punish highest: Discipline and Punish 4.1 · Kant; a collection of critical essays 3.8.
- Discipline and Punish has the widest readership — 62 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Discipline and Punish | Kant; a collection of critical essays | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.3 (3) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (62) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (24) | — |
Reception
| Discipline and Punish | Kant; a collection of critical essays | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 62 | 3 |
| Editions | 30 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6210 | — |
| Pages | 333 | 415 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Discipline and Punish or Kant; a collection of critical essays?
Discipline and Punish has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Discipline and Punish 4.1/5, Kant; a collection of critical essays 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Discipline and Punish or Kant; a collection of critical essays?
Discipline and Punish is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Discipline and Punish (333 pages, ≈ 6 h 10 m); Kant; a collection of critical essays (415 pages, ≈ 7 h 41 m).
Which is harder to read: Discipline and Punish or Kant; a collection of critical essays?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Discipline and Punish: Challenging; Kant; a collection of critical essays: Challenging.