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Paolo Virno

(Naples, 1952) is a philosopher who lives in Rome and teaches Philosophy of Language at the University of Roma Tre. He has been politically active as a member of the Italian political group Potere Operaio during the ‘70s, where he was imprisoned for three years before being acquitted. Virno is author of Convenzione e materialismo (1986), Mondanità (1994), Parole con parole (1995), Il ricordo del presente. Saggio sul tempo storico (1999), Grammatica della moltitudine (2001), Esercizi di esodo (2002), Quando il verbo si fa carne. Linguaggio e natura umana (2003), Motto di spirito e azione innovativa (2005), E così via, all’infinito. Logica e Antropologia (2010). He is contributor of philosophical review “Forme di vita”.

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1952 in Neapel geboren, lebt in Rom. In den 1970er Jahren war er aktiv in der politischen Gruppe Potere Operaio, wofür er drei Jahre bis zu seinem Freispruch im Gefängnis verbrachte. Er lehrte Philosophie an den Universitäten von Urbino und Montreal, zurzeit an der Universität von Kalabrien. Publikationen: Convenzione e materialismo (1986), Mondanità (1994), Parole con parole (1995), Il ricordo del presente. Saggio sul tempo storico (1999), Grammatica della moltitudine (2001), Esercizi di esodo (2002), Quando il verbo si fa carne. Linguaggio e natura umana (2003), Motto di spirito e azione innovativa (2005). Er ist Mitherausgeber der philosophischen Zeitschrift “Forme di vita”.