Ways of existence

Twenty years ago, the French sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour stated, "We have never been modern," and attempted a "symmetrical anthropology" beyond the separation of nature and culture. Now, he presents his second major work, which continues this fascinating project with an "Anthropology of the Moderns" and explores the various modes of existence of science, technology, law, religion, economy, and politics in the modern world. It offers a broad panorama of the modes of modern existence. For this project, Latour starts from the global interconnection of all areas of life, which is today particularly evident in the issue of climate change. At the same time, this problem also reveals that there are different spheres of action, each possessing its own modes of existence: politicians dealing with the climate issue are not the same as...