Capitalist Sorcery

Breaking the Spell

Philippe Pignarre
Paris, France and

Isabelle Stengers
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

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Translated and edited by Andrew Goffey

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Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction: On the Witch's Broomstick Andrew Goffey Part I What Happened? 1 Inheriting from Seattle I . 2 What Are We Dealing With? 3 Daring to be Pragmatic 4 Infernal Alternatives . 5 Minions 6 Do You Believe in Sorcery? 7 Leaving Safe Ground 8 Marx Again ... 9 To Believe in Progress no Longer? 10 Learning Fright Part III How to Get a Hold? 11 Thanks to Seattle? 12 The Trajectory of an Apprenticeship 13 Fostering New Connections 14 Sorry, but we have to ... 15 Reactivating History Part IV Needing People to Think 16 A Cry 17 Interstices 18 Ecosophy 19 Political Creation ' 105 110 116 122 71 78 84 89 95 , . 3 10 16 23 31 39 46 51 56 62 vii viii

Part II Learning to Protect Oneself

vi Contents 20 Empowerment 21 Reclaim Above all, not to Conclude Notes Index 128 135 142 146 152