Discipline and Punish vs Philosophy of Social Science: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Discipline and Punish Discipline and Punish Michel Foucault · 1975 ★★★★☆ 4.1 333 pages · ≈ 6 h 10 m · Challenging
“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,”

English version of "Surveiller et punir: naissance de la prison"

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Cover of Philosophy of Social Science Philosophy of Social Science Garry Potter · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.8 286 pages · ≈ 5 h 18 m · Challenging

Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook offers an exceptionally accessible yet in-depth introduction to the philosophy of social science. Students with no previous knowledge will find themselves taken on…

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Goodreads — 3.8 (94)
Hardcover 4.2 (62) 4.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.0 (24) —

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Ratings 62 94
Editions 30 11
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 151
Reading it now — 14
Written reviews — 5
Wikipedia attention 6210 530
Pages 333 286

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