Translation for "panoptikoni" to english
Panoptikoni
  • panoptikon
  • panopticon
Translation examples
panopticon
Panoptikon on filosofi Jeremy Benthamin 1700-luvun lopussa kehittämä vankilatyyppi.
The Panopticon was a prison that was designed by Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher and social theorists, in the late 18th century.
Panoptikon on filosofi Jeremy Benthamin suunnittelma vankilatyyppi, joka on rakennettu niin, että vankeja voidaan seurata vähimmällä mahdollisella henkilökunnalla niin, että vanki ei huomaa, että häntä seurataan.
The English philosopher Jeremy Bentham created a circular prison design, known as the Panopticon, whereby prisoners knew that they were capable of being observed at any time without their knowledge – thus affording the prison officers a position of omnipresence.
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