{"product_id":"on-impotence-life-in-an-age-of-frenetic-paralysis-9781803096452","title":"On Impotence: Life in an Age of Frenetic Paralysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paolo Virno | Arianna Bove\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive and urgent book that explores the hidden roots of our contemporary powerlessness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contemporary life is marked by a paradoxical form of impotence. Whether in love, labor, or political struggle, we often find ourselves locked in a state of frenetic paralysis--unable to act as we wish or to endure what confronts us. This impotence is not born of lack, but of excess: an abundance of skills, capacities, and opportunities that, instead of taking form as coherent actions or speech, stagnate and turn in on themselves. In this thought-provoking meditation, philosopher Paolo Virno examines this strange impotence through the lens of classical thought, drawing especially on Aristotle and Marx. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To overcome this troubling state, Virno calls for a collective search for a shared spiritual and practical exercise aimed at reclaiming agency. He argues that only by learning to renounce renunciation can we cultivate deliberate words and timely decisions.","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47969423327383,"sku":"9781803096452","price":2275.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781803096452.webp?v=1782921789","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-impotence-life-in-an-age-of-frenetic-paralysis-9781803096452","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}