Bruno Latour Hybrid Thoughts in a Hybrid World [Hardcover]

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 Worldis 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.

Preface  1. On the Trails of Brumo Latours Hybrid World  2. Anthropology of Science  3. Philosophy of Modernity  4. Political Ecology  5. Sociology of Associations  6. Conclusion: The Enlightenment Project of Bruno Latour 7. We would like to do a bit of science studies with you... An Interview with Bruno Latour

Anders Blok is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Copenhagen University. Combining an interest in STS with a background in socio-political theory and environmental sociology, his research focuses on the knowledge politics of science in global processes of environmental governance.

Torben Elgaard Jensenis an associate professor at the Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark. He has studied l#'