Ideas from 'The Second Coming' by Franco 'Bifo' Berardi [2019], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Second Coming' by Berardi,Franco 'Bifo' [polity 2019,978-1-509-53484-5]].

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
Philosophers should interpret the world, by expressing its possibilities
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / d. Non-being
Nothingness only exists in consciousness
16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will
The delusion of free will brings a sense of guilt
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
American white men trusted the philosophy of winning, and then discovered losing
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / b. Against communitarianism
Community is now a nostalgic memory, which no longer exists
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism
Communism failed to unite western workers with the oppressed of the south
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
The economy has replaced medieval theocracy at the centre of our society
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
Western workers turn to nationalism, to avert the effects of globalisation