TY - JOUR A1 - Sauvayre, P. T1 - Empty Depth, Empty Breadth, and the Forging of a Therapeutic Alliance JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Oslo (Scandinavian University Press) Vol. 11 (No. . 4, December 2002), pp. 296-304. N2 - This paper discusses Freud's >Oedipus complex< both in its elaboration of the >Ueber-ich< and from a broader point of view, which relates to the development of man's moral sense. It is a disturbing experience to watch the continuous twilight of the function of the father, either as the head of the family or as the belief in a God or in a Truth that establishes a well-defined morality. At the same time, the function of the father as Lawgiver is supplanted by the function of money as the only value and the measure of all things. Since Freud's days, the field of morality has been increasingly invaded by the discourse of experts and administrators who determine Good and Evil with the intention of reaching a maximization of the profits and a more complete domination of our bodies. This paper questions the actual validity of the Oedipus complex as the organizer of modern man's sense of morality through its provocative title: >do we still have anything to do with the old blind man?< Y1 - 2002 ER -