Quote: "On the other hand, strange powers not held by any other may be attributed to the madman's speech: the power of uttering a hidden truth, of telling the future, of seeing in all naivete what the others' wisdom cannot perceive."
Question: Do you agree with Foucault that only the speech of a "madman" can hold these qualities (or "powers")?
I would have to disagree with Foucault that only the speech of a "madman" can hold these qualities or "powers" because I feel as though anyone who has an opinion on something should voice it. One does not have to be considered a "madman" to fulfill said qualities or "powers"
ReplyDeleteMaybe I agree becuase someone who’s totally on tunnel vision mode because a bit mad trying to make something they vision come to life. I think that the really use of the word madman here is to highlight that this is not a regular man or a man in a usual mindset this is an extreme version of a man.
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