classical period

is the time-period from 1660 to the end of the 19th century, a period which saw the birth of many of the characteristic institutions and structures of the modern world, as well as of mechanisms of control and the human sciences.

The time-period from 1660 to the end of the 19th century. Discipline and Punish, like most of Foucault's works, refers mainly to this age. For Foucault, the classical period is seen as the birth of many of the characteristic institutions and structures of the modern world, as well as of mechanisms of control and the human sciences' (Sparknotes)In Madness and Civilization -- 'a great confinement'1660-19th century. time of the birth of many modern institutions, structures, mechanisms of control

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classical period