La castration chez Aristote : une théorie sans complexe

Castration in the Aristotelian corpus. The castration is considered as a sexual inversion and, since only the emasculation (animal or human) seems to hold attention of the philosopher, it means feminization. An overview of the principles of the sexual differentiation in Aristotle's theory helps to understand the various consequences of this mutilation which, by affecting the speriua, influences profoundly the sexual identity (as much physical as psychic) and identifies the eunuch with the mutilated male the woman is by nature.Zucker Arnaud. La castration chez Aristote : une théorie sans complexe. In: Dialogues d'histoire ancienne, vol. 31, n°2, 2005. pp. 57-63