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Futurability

The Age of Impotence and the Horizon of Possibility

Franco Berardi author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Verso Books

Published:19th Mar '19

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The most systematic exposition of Bifo's philosophy to date.

We live in an age of impotence. Stuck between global war and global finance, between identity and capital, we seem to be incapable of producing that radical change that is so desperately needed. Is there still a way to disentangle ourselves from a global order that shapes our politics as well as our imagination?
In his most systematic book to date, renowned Italian theorist Franco Berardi Bifo tackles this question through a solid yet visionary analysis of the three fundamental concepts of Possibility, Potency, and Power. Overcoming any temptation of giving in to despair or nostalgia, Berardi proposes the notion of Futurability as a way to remind us that even within the darkness of our current crisis, still lies dormant the horizon of possibility.

As a diagnostician, Berardi is among the sharpest. * Slate *
Bifo is a master of global activism in the age of depression. His mission is to understand real existing capitalism. Sense the despair of the revolt, enjoy this brilliant 'labour of the negative'! -- Geert Lovink, Founding Director of the Institute of Network Cultures

ISBN: 9781784787448

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 16mm

Weight: 281g

224 pages