Bruno latour, the posttruth philosopher, mounts a defense. Trump and thunberg inhabit different planets his has no limits, hers trembles. Moreover, intellectually serious extrascientific figures of gaia have also been on the rise in the last decade. This essay treats a selection of these newer gaian figures, specifically, isabelle stengerss gaia the intruder and bruno latours secular gaia, in relation to lovelocks gaia and lynn marguliss evocations of autopoietic gaia. Latours gifford lectures text now available as pdf. With the book avoiding questions of global capitalism and political economy, alexandre leskanich questions whether this. A new enquiry into natural religion, which were given at university of edinburgh over the last few months are now on the web lecture 1. Mar 22, 20 bruno latour thinks about the anthropocene march 22, 20 garry peterson 4 comments bruno latour s gifford lectures facing gaia. Agency at the time of the anthropocene new literary history vol. Bruno latour s aramis or the love of technology critical commentary. He coedited with peter weibel the previous zkm volumes making things public, iconoclash, and reset modernity. Diplomacy in the face of gaia bruno latour in conversation with heather davis a march 2014 article in the guardian predicted that industrialized civili zation. This essay treats a selection of these newer gaian figures, specifically, isabelle stengerss gaia the intruder and bruno latours secular gaia, in relation to lovelocks gaia and lynn.
He is especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies sts. Bruno latours exploration of gaia represents a worthwhile rehabilitation of james lovelocks somewhatderided ecological idea, but the meat of the book is its detailed discussion of the ways in which our normal ways of thinking about science, environment and society prevent us from adequately preparing for climate change. Bruno latour 1947 is a sociologist of science best known for his books we have never been modern, laboratory life, and science in action. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading down to earth. Bruno latour, a philosopher and anthropologist, is the author of reassembling the social.
Facing gaia eight lectures on the new climatic regime. Gaia has operated without foresight or planning on the part of organisms, but the evolution of humans and their technology are changing that. He lays the groundwork for a future collaboration among scientists, theologians. In order to face a secular gaia, we need to extract ourselves from the amalgam of religion and nature. Facing gaia collects the lectures that the french philosopher bruno latour delivered at edinburgh university in 20 for their gifford lectures series. Agency at the time of the anthropocene bruno latour. Latours facing gaia any discussion of the anthropocene and anthropogenic climate change risks a melange of different authorial or professorial voices, ones seen time and again in the literature on environmentalism. 118, 2014 et pourtant la terre semeut michel serres, le contrat naturel how are we supposed to react when faced with a piece of news like this. He taught at the ecole des mines in paris from 1982 to 2006 and is now professor at the institut detudes politiques sciences po and director of the sciences po medialab. The university of edinburgh gifford lectures 20 brochure pdf facing gaia.
When the adjective is applied to a phenomenon, it is used to indicate a stablilized state of affairs, a bundle of ties that in due course may be used to account for another phenomenon. Bruno latour, french sociologist and anthropologist known for his innovative and iconoclastic work in the study of science and technology in society. Latour has chosen to address the issue through the medium of lovelocks gaia hypothesis. Bruno latour and company to tackle climate change in gaia. Bruno latour is professor at sciences po paris and director of the tarde program theory of actornetwork and research in digital environments. A new inquiry into natural religion a series of six lectures by bruno latour, professor at sciences po, paris 18 february to 28 february 20 at 5.
Taken over by gaia a collective conversation with bruno. Bruno latours gifford lectures, february 20 anthem. I n the summer of 1996, during an international anthropology conference in southeastern brazil, bruno latour, frances most famous and misunderstood philosopher, was approached by. In this series of lectures on natural religion, bruno latour argues that the complex and ambiguous figure of gaia offers, on the contrary, an ideal way to disentangle the ethical, political, theological, and scientific aspects of the now obsolete notion of nature. Bruno latour argues that the complex and ambiguous figure of gaia offers, on the contrary, an ideal way to disentangle the ethical, political, theological, and scientific aspects of the now obsolete notion of nature.
He often likened the scientific community to a battlefield. Latours intention is to take up this conception in pursuit of a new way of thinking about our critical moment. Bruno latour down to earth politics in the new climatic regime translated by catherine porter polity. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime 1st edition. There is no single institution able to cover, oversee, dominate. He curated the zkm exhibits iconoclash and making things public and coedited the accompanying catalogs, both published. Lisa rated it really liked it feb 02, explore the home gift guide. Bruno latour french sociologist and philosopher, bruno latour, is one of the most signi. Lecture on latours gaia series philosophy in a time of. Bruno latour, a philosopher and anthropologist, is the author of we have never been modern, an inquiry into modes of existence, facing gaia, down to earth, and many other books. A new enquiry into natural religion, which were given at university of edinburgh over the last few months are now on the web. Bruno latours contention is that the word social, as used by social scientists, has become laden with assumptions to the point where it has become misnomer.
Bruno latour elaborates upon gaia, a political biological theory concerning the earth by james lovelock. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Bruno latour and company to tackle climate change in gaia global circus at the kitchen this fall. Across eight lengthy essays latour, a well known figure in the field of science studies and the environmental humanities, offers a sustained critique of the scientific and cultural discourse. The lectures are now available as a book details here. Year of birth, place 1947, beaune, france lives and works in paris, france biography. Facing gaia by bruno latour overdrive rakuten overdrive. Facing gaia ebok latour bruno latour 9780745684352. Learn more about latours life and career, including his various books. Facing gaia ebok latour bruno latour 9780745684352 bokus. A new inquiry into natural religion by bruno latour. Bruno latour is a french philosopher and sociologist of science. Bruno latour thinks about the anthropocene resilience.
Jun 30, 2017 bruno latour s exploration of gaia represents a worthwhile rehabilitation of james lovelocks somewhatderided ecological idea, but the meat of the book is its detailed discussion of the ways in which our normal ways of thinking about science, environment and society prevent us from adequately preparing for climate change. Bruno latour resilience science resilience alliance. By emphasizing the agency of lifeforms and their ability to set goals, gaia 2. Lecture on latours gaia series philosophy in a time of error. These links seem to be dead, but the pdf of the lectures can be found here. At first sight, the potential for a successful gaia 2. Bruno latour has made the text of his gifford lectures available as a pdf on his site facing gaia. Politics in the new climatic regime kindle edition by latour, bruno. Diplomacy in the face of gaia bruno latour in conversation with heather davis a march 2014 article in the guardian predicted that industrialized civili zation will collapse due to anthropogenic climate change within the next. In my response to bruno latours lecture on gaining the holberg prize, gaia.
Knowing all this, i read this book anyway, because i am extremely interested in climate change, both personally and professionally, and this book is about climate change and our response to it. The text of the play and most of my own articles cited in this book are accessible in their final. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime, bruno latour offers an extended reworking of his 20 gifford lectures delivered at edinburgh university, which explore gaia as a secular figure through which to understand our current environmental predicament. Review of bruno latour s facing gaia down to earth. There is the cloying, bereaved writer who mourns the loss. Bruno latour thinks about the anthropocene resilience science. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime constitutes an extended reworking of bruno latours 20 gifford lectures delivered at edinburgh university. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bruno latour is one of the worlds leading sociologists and anthropologists. Brunos research and the theatre work were mutually supportive. Eight lectures on the new climactic regime polity 2017, in which, like stengers, he displaces nature in favor of gaia, for the peoples who are struggling to occupy earth. Sep 14, 2018 making such conscious choices to operate within gaia constitutes a fundamental new state of gaia, which we call gaia 2. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime, facing gaia, bruno latour, catherine porter, polity. An anthropology of the moderns published with the motto.
The anthropocene september 21, 2016 latours facing gaia any discussion of the anthropocene and anthropogenic climate change risks a melange of different authorial or professorial voices, ones seen time and again in the literature on environmentalism. According to lovelock and marguliss gaia hypothesis, living things are part of a planetaryscale selfregulating system that has maintained habitable conditions for the past 3. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime by bruno latour. An introduction to actornetwork theory, our modern cult of the factish gods, an inquiry into modes of existence, and many other books.
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