Has anybody here read Isabelle Stengers recent book (with P. Pignarre) 'La
Sorcellerie capitaliste', published last year? It's not translated yet.
Isabelle Stengers is a highly respected philosopher of science (she co-wrote
'Order out of Chaos' with Ilya Prigogine). In her recent writings and in
this new book, she has been claiming that capitalism makes use of practices
of sorcery, and that those who wish to resist capitalism can learn from
'neo-pagan' sources about means of 'de-bewitchment' (desenvoutement). She
has said that she now wants to take on the name 'witch', which she of course
realises will cause a frisson of anxiety among her current readership!
Recently, she also translated one of Starhawk's books into French.
Would anyone like to discuss this work here or off-list?
C
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