Dieuzeide P
Ann Med Psychol (Paris). 1986 Nov;144(9):941-70.
Freud long hesitated on how to understand Sophocle's Oedipus--whether that tragedy was caused by Fate, or whether it was all about a sexual rivalry between the father and the son about the mother, he finally chose the latter interpretation. The clinical facts and scientific observations here related undoubtedly show--not man's longing, but his violent--almost instinctive--repulsion for incest--thus explaining the dramatic intensity of the play. The Freudian explanation must therefore be abandoned and the meaning of Sophocle's drama--unquestionably of the highest importance for the understanding of the dynamic situation involving Father, Mother and Child--must be sought elsewhere. Its philosophical value is nonetheless important and a testimony since ancient times and among very different peoples, of man's anguished and tragic quest for a Moral Law.
弗洛伊德在如何理解索福克勒斯的《俄狄浦斯王》上长期犹豫不决——这部悲剧是由命运所致，还是完全关乎父子之间对母亲的性竞争，他最终选择了后一种解释。这里相关的临床事实和科学观察无疑表明——不是人的渴望，而是他对乱伦的强烈——几乎是本能的——排斥——从而解释了该剧的戏剧性强度。因此，弗洛伊德的解释必须被摒弃，而索福克勒斯这部戏剧的意义——无疑对于理解涉及父亲、母亲和孩子的动态情境至关重要——必须在其他地方寻找。然而，它的哲学价值很重要，并且自古以来就是不同民族中人类对道德法则痛苦而悲剧性追求的见证。
