2min chapter

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour cover image

Freud's Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

CHAPTER

Is Castration a Cause of Obesity?

Castration performed at a tender age before puberty effectively tends to obliterate the characteristics of the male sex. It seems though that what is in question here is not the actual loss of the sex glands, but an inhibition connected with that loss and the development of other factors. So he's very right to say that obviously post puberty castration. Does it necessarily affect the libido in a way that we might think right?

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode