Michael Hardt

Michael Hardt
Michael Hardt speaking at the Seminário Internacional Mundo. 2008
Born1960 (age 63–64)
EducationSwarthmore College (B.S.)
University of Washington (M.A.),(Ph.D)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Autonomism
Main interests
Political philosophy
Literary theory
Notable ideas
Theory of Empire, altermodernity
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Michael Hardt speaking at Subversive Festival

Michael Hardt (born 1960) is an American political philosopher and literary theorist. Hardt is best known for his book Empire, which was co-written with Antonio Negri.

Hardt and Negri suggest that several forces which they see as dominating contemporary life, such as class oppression, globalization and the commodification of services (or production of affects), have the potential to spark social change of unprecedented dimensions. A sequel, Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire was published in August 2004. It outlines an idea first propounded in Empire, which is that of the multitude as possible locus of a democratic movement of global proportions. The third and final part of the trilogy, Commonwealth, was published in 2009.

  1. ^ Conversations with History (globetrotter.berkeley.edu) – Conversation with Michael Hardt
  2. ^ Vulliamy, Ed (2001-07-15). "Empire hits back". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

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