The relationship between Kant and Sade is one between a universal and a particular. The universal moral law of Kant requires a transcendent source that orders reality, while the particular bodily enjoyment of Sade is made possible by an immanent actor who initiates these pleasures in reality. It is within the creation of law that transgressive acts become possible, and Sade becomes the hidden truth and counterpart to Kant. Any universal must begin as a particular.