{"product_id":"on-impotence-life-in-an-age-of-frenetic-paralysis-paperback","title":"On Impotence: Life in an Age of Frenetic Paralysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaolo Virno\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArianna Bove\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaolo Virno\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian philosopher, semiologist, and activist. A prominent figure in the tradition of Italian workerist thought, he teaches at the University of Rome and is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Essay on Negation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of World\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other works. \u003cb\u003eArianna Bove\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent philosophy researcher and translator, and cofounder of generation-online.org. She has translated works by Althusser, Foucault, Negri, Bifo, and Virno, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.99 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48640132841721,"sku":"9781803096452","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SgQnGjnFuw9781803096452.webp?v=1783322260","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/on-impotence-life-in-an-age-of-frenetic-paralysis-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}