About
Antonio 'Toni' Negri (1933-2023) was an Italian Marxist political philosopher and a central figure of Italian autonomism. A professor of state theory at the University of Padua, he co-founded the far-left groups Potere Operaio and Autonomia Operaia. Arrested in 1979 on terrorism-related charges, he was elected to parliament in 1983 and then lived in exile in France until 1997. He is known for his Empire trilogy written with Michael Hardt, and for his works on Marx and Spinoza.
* 1933-08-01 — † 2023-12-16
Major works
- Marx Beyond Marx: Lessons on the Grundrisse (1978)philosophical essay
- The Savage Anomaly: The Power of Spinoza's Metaphysics and Politics (1981)philosophical essay
- Insurgencies: Constituent Power and the Modern State (1992)political essay
- Empire (2000)political essay
- Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire (2004)political essay
Key milestones
- 1969Co-founds the far-left group Potere Operaio.
- 1979Arrested on terrorism-related charges.
- 1983Elected to the Italian Parliament, then goes into exile in France.
Themes
MarxismWorkers' autonomyEmpire and globalizationSpinozaConstituent power
Sources: id.loc.gov · mitpress.mit.edu