Bruno Latour in Pieces: An Intellectual Biography
Henning Schmidgen
Abstract
The French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour (*1947) is a major figure of contemporary thought. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Latourian oeuvre, from his early anthropological studies in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) to his influential books like Laboratory Life and Science in Action and his most recent reflections on an empirical metaphysics of “modes of existence.” The book argues that the basic problem to which Latour’s work responds is that of social tradition, i.e. the complex relationship of culture, knowledge, and time. It shows that Latour’s understanding of this pro ... More
Keywords: Bruno Latour, Actor-network theory (ANT), Science and Technology Studies, French Theory, Contemporary Philosophy, Biblical Exegesis, Rudolf Bultmann
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2014 | Print ISBN-13: 9780823263691 |
| Published to Fordham Scholarship Online: May 2015 | DOI:10.5422/fordham/9780823263691.001.0001 |
