Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory

• Authors: Abriszewski K.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This text has two goals: the first is to present the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as elaborated by Bruno Latour, and the second, to provide a context for understanding some of the problems touched upon in the Prologue in the form of a dialogue between a student and his (somewhat) Socratic Professor. Since the question how ANT differs from other theoretical approaches is of essence to both, the author points out to the originality of the Theory's resolutions whilst emphasising how it may differ against its alternative approaches. ANT is rooted in the laboratory anthropology current, hence its attachment to a meticulous empirical description. Therefore, having raised issues traditionally being a domain of philosophy of science or sociology, ANT has contributed its own unique perspective and resolutions, enabling an innovative method of perceiving the relatedness between cognitional practices (science) and politics.

Keywords

EN

ACTOR-NETWORK THEORY; LABORATORY ANTHROPOLOGY; LATOUR BRUNO

Discipline

• ANTHROPOLOGY: ANTHROPOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Teksty Drugie (Second Texts)
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 1/2 (103/4
• Pages: 113-126
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Abriszewski K.

• K. Abriszewski Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopermika w Toruniu, Instytu Filozofii, ul. Podmurna 74, 87-100 Torun, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02615371