In this work, Foucault analyzes the role of what he calls madness in the western civilization. In Stultifera Navis, he describes the disappearance of leprosy, and the emergence of madness in its place. Since the confinement within towns only seemed to attract more madmen, so exile on a ship, particu...

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The semi-religious worship that the World State devotes to science are apparent from the start. The starting date for the calendar is Ford's introduction of the Model T Ford, an automobile cheaply and efficiently produced by the assembly line system. All dates are preceded by "A.F." "After Ford...