Filozofija i drustvo 2012 Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages: 129-149
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1201129F
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Bruno Latour and actor-network-theory
Filipović Božidar (Filološka gimnazija, Beograd)
This paper identifies the key moments in the development of
Actor-Network-Theory through several important work by Bruno Latour. It is
possible to discern a number of departures from the initial position of the
author (articulated in Laboratory Life) in his latter works.
Actor-Network-Theory is presented through a series of “neuralgic” points
inherent to and visible within the theory. The solutions which
Actor-Network-Theory offers for fundamental problems of sociology, as defined
by Latour, are discussed at the end of the paper.
Keywords: Bruno Latour, actor-network-theory, modernity, mediators, constructivism, sociology of science