Paolo Virno

Paolo Virno (; ; 14 May 1952 – 7 November 2025) was an Italian philosopher, semiologist and Marxist. Virno was arrested and jailed in 1979, accused of belonging to the Red Brigades. He spent several years in prison before finally being acquitted. He then created the Luogo Comune (Italian for "commonplace"). At the time of his death, Virno was teaching philosophy at the University of Rome.

Virno died on 7 November 2025 in Rome, Italy at the age of 73.Addio Paolo Virno 

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