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Panopticon — Skizze von Jeremy Bentham, 1791 Das Panopticon oder Panoptikum (von griech. „pan“ „alles“ und „optikós“ „zum Schauen gehörend“) ist ein von dem britischen Philosophen und Begründer des klassischen Utilitarismus Jeremy Bentham stammendes Konzept… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Panopticon — Жанры блэк метал паган метал анархистский блэк метал Годы 2007 настоящее время … Википедия
Panopticon — Pa*nop ti*con, n. [NL. See {Pan }, and {Optic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen. [1913 Webster] 2. A room for the exhibition of novelties. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
panopticon — (n.) 1768, a type of optical instrument or telescope, from Gk. pan all (see PAN (Cf. pan )) + optikon, neuter of optikos of or for sight (see OPTIC (Cf. optic)). Later the name of a type of prison designed by Bentham (1791) in which wardens had a … Etymology dictionary
Panopticon — The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English architect Jeremy Bentham in 1785. The concept of the design is to allow an observer to observe ( opticon ) all ( pan ) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell whether they … Wikipedia
Panopticon — Panoptique Pour l album d Isis, voir Panopticon (album). Kilmainham Gaol, Irlande. Cour intérieure victorienne … Wikipédia en Français
panopticon — This term was first used by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 to describe his idea of an ‘inspection house’ to be used for surveillance purposes in public institutions such as prisons, asylums, and workhouses. The panopticon was a circular construction of… … Dictionary of sociology
panopticon — /pan op ti kon /, n. a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point. [1760 70; PAN + Gk optikón sight, seeing (neut. of optikós; see OPTIC)] * * * ▪ penal… … Universalium
Panopticón — El panopticón es un centro penitenciario ideal diseñado por el filósofo Jeremy Bentham en 1791. El concepto de este diseño permite a un vigilante observar ( opticón) a todos (pan ) los prisioneros sin que éstos puedan decir si están siendo… … Enciclopedia Universal
Panopticon Software — Infobox Company name = Panopticon Software type = Private genre = foundation = Stockholm, Sweden (1999) founder = Willem De Geer location city = Stockholm location country = Sweden location = locations = 3 area served = North America, Europe key… … Wikipedia
Panopticon (Internet culture) — The idea of the Panopticon originated with the English utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham as a prison design that would allow an observer to monitor all the prisoners at all times, without any prisoner being aware of whether he was being… … Wikipedia
