Pandora and the History of Modernity
Pandora and the History of Modernity
In the 1980s, Latour started to investigate the dissemination of Pasteurian hygiene in France in the late 19th century. In this context he elaborated his theory of modernity and the philosophical foundations of actor-network theory. This chapter highlights the fact that the Nietzschean aspects of Latour’s writings from this period are very much indebted to Deleuze’s reading of Nietzsche, in particular with respect to the notion of “force.”
Keywords: Bruno Latour, Louis Pasteur, Bacteriology, Modernity, Actor-network theory, Gilles Deleuze, Friedrich Nietzsche
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