Foucault's epistemology is clear - knowledge Develops from power. This is an interesting genealogy of the penal system but, on analytical and critical depiction of an Observed social phenomenom, it is not. Foucault's sociology of the body is quite an intriguing sidetrack in his historical account of the decentralization of power. Despite the potential for being a great piece of social analysis, Foucault in Discipline and Punish if short by insisting on remaining detached from the phenomenom about Which he writes. On the brightside, Those With The Appropriate sensibilities will be fascinated by some thrillingly macabre depicitions of old forms of punishment.
