Bruno Latour 1947 – 2022
Bruno Latour (1947 – 2022) was a French philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Continental Philosophy and Post-Structuralism.
Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist of science, and one of the principal architects of actor-network theory and the field of science and technology studies. After early fieldwork at the Salk Institute he developed in Laboratory Life and Science in Action an account of how scientific facts are stabilized through the alignment of human and non-human actors. We Have Never Been Modern questioned the modern separation of nature from society, while Reassembling the Social proposed a method of tracing associations rather than appealing to a hidden social context. In his later Down to Earth and Facing Gaia he turned his attention to climate, politics, and the new climatic regime.
Key facts
- Nationality
- French
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Continental Philosophy, Post-Structuralism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Bruno Latour:
“We have never been modern.”
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Attributed to Bruno Latour:
“Nature and society are not two distinct poles, but one and the same production.”
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Attributed to Bruno Latour:
“An actor is what is made to act by many others.”
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Attributed to Bruno Latour:
“Nothing is by itself either knowable or unknowable; everything is translated.”
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Attributed to Bruno Latour:
“The fate of facts and machines is in later users' hands; their qualities are a consequence, not a cause, of collective action.”
Frequently asked about Bruno Latour
- When did Bruno Latour live?
- Bruno Latour was born in 1947 and died in 2022.
- Where was Bruno Latour from?
- Bruno Latour was a French philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Bruno Latour associated with?
- Bruno Latour was associated with Continental Philosophy and Post-Structuralism.
- What was Bruno Latour known for?
- Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist of science, and one of the principal architects of actor-network theory and the field of science and technology studies.
- How many quotes are attributed to Bruno Latour?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Bruno Latour in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.