{"product_id":"9781803096452-on-impotence-life-in-an-age-of-frenetic","title":"On Impotence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife in an Age of Frenetic Paralysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive and urgent book that explores the hidden roots of our contemporary powerlessness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58095091712374,"sku":"9781803096452","price":22.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41674699_a99b983f-7899-483e-9eeb-37fdaf4f0495.jpg?v=1781800660","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803096452-on-impotence-life-in-an-age-of-frenetic","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}