Unreason slowly creeps back to that which condemns it, imposing a form of retrograde servitude upon it, for a wisdom that believes it can form a pure relationship of judgement and definition with madness 'that man is a madman' has from the outset set up a relationship of possession and obscure belonging: 'that man is my madman', in that I am reasonable enough to recognise his madness, and that recognition is the mark, sign and almost the emblem of my reason.