Workers of the world unite, we have nothing to lose but our chains! But just who is this ‘we’? How do we identify the proletariat, the revolutionary subject, and how does the proletariat identify itself in the midst of an intensifying threat of economic precarity and capitalist immiseration. This ‘we’, to quote Wilhelm Weitling, is a tricky question. Today we’re taking a dive into Historical Materialism with the latest book in the series “The Poetry of Class: Romantic Anti-Capitalism and the ...

Is Romantic Anti-Capitalism Proletarian? 'The Poetry of Class' with Patrick Eiden-Offe & Jacob Blumenfeld

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Federico's 'The Last Night' on Zer0 Books: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/last-nightTechnic and Magic: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/technic-and-magic-9781350044036/We take for granted that only certain kind of things exist – electrons but not angels, passports but not nymphs. This is what we understand as 'reality'. But in fact, 'reality' varies with each era of the world, in turn shaping the field of what is possible to do, think and imagine. Our contemporary age ha...

Technic and Magic: Politics, Neoplatonism, and the Limits of Language with Federico Campagna

Pre-Order Here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761928/quit-everything-by-franco-berardi/In Quit Everything, Franco Berardi argues that this "depression" is actually conscious or unconscious withdrawal of psychological energy and a dis-investment of desire that he defines instead as "desertion". A desertion from political participation, from the daily grind of capitalism, from the brutal reality of climate collapse, and from a society which offers nothing but chaos and pain.Berardi a...

QUIT EVERYTHING with Franco "Bifo" Berardi, Acid Horizon, and Kenny Novis

Buy the Book: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/primer-utopian-philosophy-ernst-blochThe utopian project lies in ruins, but perhaps in our present moment, there are elements from the history of thought that can provide fresh resources for utopianism. In this groundbreaking introduction, Jon Greenaway explores the work of German philosopher Ernst Bloch, whose complex and challenging philosophy is a primer for a philosophical renewal of the struggle for a better world.Supp...

Ernst Bloch's Utopian Marxism: A New Hope with Jon Greenaway

I met Jack at local bar, and he promised to join me one day to do an explainer on Bergson's 'Matter and Memory'. A few beers later (over several months), here we are! Apologies for the rough interviewer audio; fortunately you can hear Jack loud and clear!Jack's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLTX61i5PIsw2IsVsIOfl2g More by Jack on 'Matter and Memory': https://youtu.be/b0_AQ4WbWDI?si=RMiaBIVhfsGKPLP3Bergson and the Metaphysical implication of calculus: https://www.youtube.com/...

Matter and Memory: An Intro to Henri Bergson with Jack Bagby

Is there a reality beyond appearance which we cannot access? Matt Bower joins us to discuss Kant’s “the thing-in-itself” and Husserl’s response to Kantian ideas about the nature of perception.A link to Matt’s paper: https://philarchive.org/rec/BOWALA-2 Become a patron today! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastSupport the Show.Support the podcast:https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhor...

Is Romantic Anti-Capitalism Proletarian? 'The Poetry of Class' with Patrick Eiden-Offe & Jacob Blumenfeld

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