Franz Kafka, In The Penal Colony - The Machine As Inscribing Justice - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century novelist and short story writer, Franz Kafka, "In The Penal Colony" It focuses specifically on the "machine" at the center of the story, a device designed to inscribe a prisoner's offense upon their body as a way of imposing the old commandant's and the officer's conception of justice upon them. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Franz Kafka, The Complete Stories - https://amzn.to/3y29u37