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Antonio Negri

Antonio Negri
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Born (1933-08-01) 1 August 1933 (age 83)
Padua, Italy
Alma mater University of Padua
Istituto italiano per gli studi storici ()
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western Philosophy
School Autonomism · Marxism
Institutions University of Padua
Paris VIII (Vincennes)
Paris VII (Jussieu)
École Normale Supérieure
Collège international de philosophie
Main interests
Political philosophy · Class conflict · Globalization · Commons · Biopolitics
Notable ideas
Philosophy of globalization · multitude · theory of Empire · Constituent power · Immaterial labour · Post-fordism · Alter-modernity · Refusal of work

Antonio "Toni" Negri (born 1 August 1933) is an Italian Marxist sociologist and political philosopher, best known for his co-authorship of Empire, and secondarily for his work on Spinoza.

Born in Padua, he became a political philosophy professor in his hometown university. Negri founded the Potere Operaio (Worker Power) group in 1969 and was a leading member of Autonomia Operaia. As one of the most popular theorists of Autonomism, he has published hugely influential books urging "revolutionary consciousness."

He was accused in the late 1970s of various charges including being the mastermind of the left-wing urban guerrilla organizationRed Brigades (Brigate Rosse or BR), involved in the May 1978 kidnapping of Aldo Moro, two-time Prime Minister of Italy, and leader of the Christian-Democrat Party, among others. He was wrongly suspected to have made a threatening phone call on behalf of the BR, but the court was unable to conclusively prove his ties. The question of Negri's complicity with left-wing extremism is a controversial subject. He was indicted on a number of charges, including "association and insurrection against the state" (a charge which was later dropped), and sentenced for involvement in two murders.

Negri fled to France where, protected by the Mitterrand doctrine, he taught at the Paris VIII (Vincennes) and the Collège international de philosophie, along with Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. In 1997, after a plea-bargain that reduced his prison time from 30 to 13 years, he returned to Italy to serve the end of his sentence. Many of his most influential books were published while he was behind bars. He now lives in Venice and Paris with his partner, the French philosopher Judith Revel.


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