Cohen C I
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1978 Winter;24(4):241-6. doi: 10.1177/002076407802400402.
Historical evidence indicates that until the seventeenth century, a dialectical conception of madness existed; it combined the elements of loss of reason and idiocy with prophecy and clairvoyance. The onset of the Age of Reason marked the end of man's communication with madness and the accompanying dissolution of the dialectic--madness became solely a symbol of opprobrium and the insane were herded off into houses of confinement. Because mad people are returning to the streets again, it is important that we begin to explore the potential benefits that can be derived from re-establishing our communications with madness, i.e. reconstituting the dialectic. An examination of the formerly valued aspects of madness can serve as a useful point of departure.
历史证据表明，直到17世纪，存在着一种关于疯狂的辩证观念；它将理性丧失和白痴的元素与预言和洞察力结合在一起。理性时代的到来标志着人类与疯狂交流的结束以及随之而来的辩证法的瓦解——疯狂仅仅成为了耻辱的象征，疯子们被赶进了收容所。由于疯子们又重新回到了街头，所以我们开始探索重新建立与疯狂的交流（即重新构建辩证法）所能带来的潜在益处就显得很重要。审视疯狂曾经被重视的方面可以作为一个有益的出发点。
