Books by Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour (1947-2022) was a French philosopher, sociologist and anthropologist.
“Latour argues that it is widely but unwisely taken for granted in political philosophy and in actual politics that the division between left and right is the meaningful and central divide. What I’d argue, and what I find very convincing in Latour’s book, is that a more important divide now is the divide between those who essentially put their faith in technology and who think we can we can build a more anthropocentric Earth, and those who don’t think that.” Read more...
Rupert Read, Environmentalist
“The book is an ambitious contribution that starts off by comparing accounts of the great scientist with those of Napoleon to try to figure out what is special about how we narrate the lives of scientists compared to those of others, including generals or political figures, but it quickly goes even farther in its historiographic contributions. Microbes enter into the narrative.” Read more...
Jimena Canales, Historian
Interviews where books by Bruno Latour were recommended
The best books on Scientists, recommended by Jimena Canales
Five fascinating books about scientists, selected by historian of science Jimena Canales. She explains how the scientific persona has been constructed throughout history and explores the implicit assumptions about agency, subjectivity, and causality that underlie scientific biographies.
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Lyrical Ballads
by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge -
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Letters From A Young Poet: 1887-1895
by Rabindranath Tagore -
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The Imperative of Responsibility
by Hans Jonas -
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Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation
by Samuel Alexander -
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Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime
by Bruno Latour
The Best Eco-Philosophy Books, recommended by Rupert Read
The Best Eco-Philosophy Books, recommended by Rupert Read
Eco-philosophy concerns itself with the intersection of ecology with philosophy—and particularly our response to industrialisation and manmade climate change. Rupert Read, the philosopher-activist and author of Parents for a Future, selects five of the best books that contemplate eco-philosophy and our place on this Earth.
