Philosopher and political scientist Toni Negri died in Paris last night. He was 90 years old. His partner and French philosopher Judith Revel broke the news of his death. Antonio Negri, known as Toni, was born in Padua on 1 August 1933, was one of the main theorists of workerist Marxism; He has often been described as a “bad teacher” for his thinking and political militancy, which led him to become a co-founder and theorist. of the extra-parliamentary left-wing Workers Power and Workers Autonomy organisations. He was imprisoned, accused of participating in terrorist acts and armed uprising, and tried as part of the “April 7 case”, and was eventually acquitted.
He was later sentenced to 12 years in prison for subversive association and moral complicity in the robbery of Argelato (Bologna). In 1983, he was elected to the Parliament from the Radical Party, benefited from immunity and was released from prison. He emigrated to France, where he benefited from Mitterrand’s doctrine. He taught at the University of Paris 8, the Sorbonne, the École Normale Supérieure and the International College of Philosophy in the French capital.
He returned to Italy in 1997, where he served his sentence until 2003 after reaching a plea agreement. In 2002 he published “Impero. The new order of globalization”, one of his important articles that was highly critical of liberal globalization.
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