" ▁the ▁criminal ▁into ▁a ▁" law ▁ab iding ▁citiz en ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ch lo ë ▁Taylor , ▁a ▁characteristic ▁for ▁so ver eign ▁power ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁take ▁life , ▁wealth , ▁services , ▁labor ▁and ▁products . ▁The ▁so ver eign ▁has ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁subtract ▁– ▁to ▁take ▁life , ▁to ▁ens lave ▁life , ▁etc . ▁– ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁control ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁later ▁happens ▁in ▁discipl inary ▁systems ▁of ▁power . ▁According ▁to ▁Taylor , ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁power ▁that ▁the ▁phil os opher ▁Thomas ▁Hob bes ▁is ▁concerned ▁about , ▁is ▁so ver eign ▁power . ▁According ▁to ▁Hob bes , ▁people ▁are ▁" free " ▁so ▁long ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁literally ▁placed ▁in ▁ch ains . ▁ ▁Dis cipl inary ▁power ▁ ▁What ▁Fou ca ult ▁calls ▁" dis cipl inary ▁power " ▁a ims ▁to ▁use ▁bodies ▁skills ▁as ▁effectively ▁as ▁possible . ▁The ▁more ▁useful ▁the ▁body ▁becomes , ▁the ▁more ▁ob ed ient ▁it ▁also ▁has ▁to ▁become . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁bodies ' ▁skills , ▁but ▁also ▁prevent ▁these ▁skills ▁from ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁revol t ▁against ▁the ▁power . ▁ ▁Dis cipl inary ▁power ▁has ▁" ind ividual s " ▁as ▁its ▁object , ▁target ▁and ▁instrument . ▁According ▁to ▁Fou ca ult , ▁" ind ividual " ▁is ▁however ▁a ▁construct ▁created ▁by ▁discipl inary ▁power . ▁The ▁discipl