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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808547003321

Autore

Blok Anders.

Titolo

Bruno Latour : hybrid thoughts in a hybrid world / / Anders Blok and Torben Elgaard Jensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-85531-9

1-283-46122-6

9786613461223

1-136-85532-7

0-203-83527-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Key Sociologists

Altri autori (Persone)

JensenTorben Elgaard <1967->

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Sociology - Philosophy

Technology - Social aspects

Social networks

Actor-network theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 -