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Her origin is death angst, the anxiety that occurs in vital destruction. (Kronfeld 1935, 378) Angst can not be reduced to a merely objectless form of fear, Glas continues (p. 46-48), for it implies that objectless emotions would be accepted in the domain of the intentionality. The self is, in the words of Kierkegaard, a relating to itself. This relating to itself, that constitutes the selfness, and gives the definition of the person meaning, exists in “that it relates to itself, because it relates to an other”. (...) From this principle, the full psychology of the intentionality gets its meaning and purpose. Meaning and purpose are not any longer philosophical, but immanent-psychological categories. (Kronfeld 1935, 386) Angst exists within the person itself, it is an immanent part of that persons psyche and it relates to the person like fear relates to other objects which it is projected upon in order to exist. Finally, Glas concludes: Angst robs the human being of his freedom. In angst it becomes apparent to what extend freedom is a structural anchored quality of human existence. Angst isolates the human and alienates him from himself. Whoever lives in angst, lives in desolation. This indirectly points out the fundamental meaning of being connected to others and being in contact with oneself. In short, angst is indissoluble given with being a human: no self-development, no connection with
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The Panopticon is a cylindrical shaped prison, with well lit cells in the peripheral radius of the cylinder, in which the prisoners were individualised, a large courtyard in the middle of the prison, and a watchtower in the centre, from which guards could observe every single prisoner. The prison was designed in such manner that the prisoners could be seen by the guards in the …show more content…
The observers are constantly observed by everyone, so that autonomous power is prevented and the increase of power through the panoptic mechanism does not degenerate into tyranny. The panopticon only works if everything is in balance and transparent from the top down. • If the observer can be seen by a lower level (prisoners), there is no “visual trap”, no uncertainty, no fear, no angst and no control. • If the observer can not see everything, there are no consistent disciplinary actions, no total control, which the prisoners will notice, the “visual trap” will fall apart, no fear, no angst, hence no power. • If the observer is not being observed, he will have the possibility to make autonomous decisions, giving him full power with tyranny as a
The Panopticon is a cylindrical shaped prison, with well lit cells in the peripheral radius of the cylinder, in which the prisoners were individualised, a large courtyard in the middle of the prison, and a watchtower in the centre, from which guards could observe every single prisoner. The prison was designed in such manner that the prisoners could be seen by the guards in the …show more content…
The observers are constantly observed by everyone, so that autonomous power is prevented and the increase of power through the panoptic mechanism does not degenerate into tyranny. The panopticon only works if everything is in balance and transparent from the top down. • If the observer can be seen by a lower level (prisoners), there is no “visual trap”, no uncertainty, no fear, no angst and no control. • If the observer can not see everything, there are no consistent disciplinary actions, no total control, which the prisoners will notice, the “visual trap” will fall apart, no fear, no angst, hence no power. • If the observer is not being observed, he will have the possibility to make autonomous decisions, giving him full power with tyranny as a