ISBN:
9780203835272
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Key Sociologists Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Latour, Bruno - Political and social views
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Latour, Bruno - Political and social views
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
French sociologist and philosopher, Bruno Latour, is one of the most significant and creative thinkers of the last decades. Bruno Latour: Hybrid Thoughts in a Hybrid World is the first comprehensive and accessible English-language introduction to this multi-faceted work. The book focuses on core Latourian themes: contribution to science studies (STS - Science, Technology & Society) philosophical approach to the rise and fall of modernity innovative thoughts on politics, nature, and ecology contribution to the branch of sociology known as ANT - Actor-Network Theory. With ANT, Latour has pioneered an approach to socio-cultural analysis built on the notion that social life arises in complex networks of actants - people, things, ideas, norms, technologies, and so on - influencing each other in dynamic ways. This book explores how Latour helps us make sense of the changing interrelations of science, technology, society, nature, and politics beyond modernity.
Abstract:
Cover -- Bruno LatourHybrid thoughts in a hybrid world -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. On the trails of Bruno Latour's hybrid world -- 2. Anthropology of science -- 3. Philosophy of modernity -- 4. Political ecology -- 5. Sociology of associations -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. "We would like to do a bit of science studies on you . . . " -- Glossary of key terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Bruno LatourHybrid thoughts in a hybrid world; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. On the trails of Bruno Latour's hybrid world; 2. Anthropology of science; 3. Philosophy of modernity; 4. Political ecology; 5. Sociology of associations; 6. Conclusion; 7. "We would like to do a bit of science studies on you . . . "; Glossary of key terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
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