Analysis of Bruno Latour’s Metaphysics and Realism

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Farokhi Kakesh, Hadis | 2018

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 50960 (42)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Philosophy of Science
Advisor(s): Taghavi, Mostafa
Abstract:
Bruno Latour is one of the well-known contemporary philosophers in the field of science and technology studies. He is specially famouse for his work in laboratory studies and also for rejecting the dualities of modernity. By rejecting subject/object division, Latour opens new perpectives in Ontology. Ontology is one of the most important contributions of Latour to philosophy. He is also one of the primary developers of actor-network theory.In this research, I elaborate on ontological ideas of Latour. First, I will clarify his position in regard to modernity and show how he withdraws from dualities of modernity. Then I will explain his ontological pluralism. Based on this approach, I will show how it is possible to talk about different truths, without reducing them to each other or to other concepts. At the end I will show how Latour’s ontological ideas lead to realism
Keywords:
Modernity ; Ontology ; Existence Modes ; Actor-Network Theory ; Ontological Pluralism

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