Oedipus Complex: Freud and the Oedipal Multiplicity

A work capable of encouraging those who are curious and not yet initiated into the subject to venture into the study of Sigmund Freud's work. The authors, not necessarily psychoanalysts, have extensive knowledge of Freud and were instructed to write a text that would not be restricted to a specific audience. Chaim Katz addresses the thorny issue of morality when discussing guilt and truth. He argues that the Oedipus complex has a fundamental function, both for individuals and groups: to prevent sexual energy (libido) from circulating uncontrollably, preventing it from pursuing its pursuit of pleasure at any cost. It is under the complex that social life becomes tolerable. This is how the family and family order are born, as well as culture and social relations.