Forfatter fødeår: 1947
In a new approach to philosophical anthropology, Bruno Latour offers answers to questions raised in We Have Never Been Modern: If not... Læs mere
This book establishes the conceptual context for political ecology. Latour proposes an end to the old dichotomy between nature and society—and... Læs mere
Almost every town in France has a street named for Louis Pasteur—but did he alone stop people from spitting, persuade them to dig drains, influence them to get vaccinated?... Læs mere
Building on his earlier book We Have Never Been Modern, Bruno Latour develops his argument about the Modern fetishization of facts, or the creation of factishes.
The Prince and the Wolf contains the transcript of a debate which took place on 5th February 2008 at the London School of Economics (LSE) between the prominent French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher Bruno Latour and the Cairo-based American philosopher Graham Harman.
Through case studies of scientists in the Amazon analyzing soil and in Pasteur’s lab studying the fermentation of lactic acid, Latour shows us the myriad steps by which events in the material world are transformed into items of scientific knowledge.
Presents laboratory science in a deliberately skeptical way: as an anthropological approach to the culture of the scientist. This book provides an important link between the sociology of modern sciences and laboratory studies in the history of science.
Latour is a world famous and widely published French sociologist known for his acclaimed writings on the relationship between people,... Læs mere
Emphasizing that science can only be understood through its practice, the author examines science and technology in action: the... Læs mere
With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this... Læs mere