Prehistory
The mammals: the animals' retreat from fatherhood
The sexuality of the great apes
The prehistoric horizon of the father
The paternal revolution
Lucy grows
Myth and the classical age
Patriarchy and matriarchy
The historic horizon of the father
The mythic origins of the father
Hector
Ulysses
The myth of the father as the sole progenitor
Aeneas
Towards modern times and decadence
From the roman father, to the son, to the french
Revolution
From the french revolution to the industrial revolution 176
The disenchantment of war
The reversal of the public father
The voyage of the joads
The father today
The rarefaction of the father
The abdication of the father: in flight toward the past
The abdication of the father: in flight toward the future
The disappearance of elevation
The breadwinner
The search for the father
A final reflection
A final reflection
References
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