Quote by Michel Foucault

Psychoanalysis can unravel some of the forms of madness; it remains a stranger to the sovereign enterprise of unreason. It can neither limit nor transcribe, nor most certainly explain, what is essential in this enterprise.

Psychoanalysis can unravel some of the forms of madness; it

Summary

This quote points out that while psychoanalysis has the ability to reveal certain aspects and patterns of madness, it is unable to fully comprehend or explain the core aspects of irrational behavior. Psychoanalysis is limited in its capacity to confine, analyze, or decode what is fundamental in the realm of unreason. Essentially, it acknowledges that there are elements of madness that cannot be fully understood or captured through the techniques and approaches of psychoanalysis.

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By Michel Foucault

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