Lecture on chapters 14 of latours facing gaia parp 65 module 5. 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. Notes, bibliographies will appear later in the draft of the published version. 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 book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. Facing gaia eight lectures on the new climatic regime by bruno latour author catherine. Segall there is nothing about the earth as earth that we dont know through the disciplines, instruments, mediations, and expansion of scientific networks. 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. Bruno latour down to earth politics in the new climatic regime translated by catherine porter polity. As proposed in 2012 by the 3th international geological congress, the anthropocene is the geological epoch of the quaternary period following the holocene, the age that accounts for the transformation of humans into a force shaping the earth, and of. The emergence of modern sciences in the seventeenth century profoundly renewed our understanding of nature.
Facing gaia by bruno latour overdrive rakuten overdrive. The university of edinburgh gifford lectures 20 brochure pdf facing gaia. A new inquiry into natural religion posted on october 30, 2012 by troyrhoades i am delighted to post that the university of edinburgh released the abstracts for the feburary 20 gifford lectures to be presented by bruno latour, professor at. Bruno latour is professor at sciences po paris and director of the tarde program theory of actornetwork and research in digital environments. 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. Lenton1 and bruno latour2 a ccording to lovelock and marguliss gaia hypothesis, living things are part of a planetaryscale selfregulating system that has maintained habitable conditions for the past 3. At first sight, the potential for a successful gaia 2. Eight lectures on the new climate regime fg, 2017 in significant ways represents an ecological application of latours lifelong development of an anthropology of the moderns. 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.
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. Trump and thunberg inhabit different planets his has no limits, hers trembles. Bruno latour has 87 books on goodreads with 21542 ratings. He curated the zkm exhibits iconoclash and making things public and coedited the accompanying catalogs, both published. 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. This is bruno latour facing gaia by gidest on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. He coedited with peter weibel the previous zkm volumes making things public, iconoclash, and reset modernity. Latours gifford lectures text now available as pdf progressive. I had the opportunity to sit down with bruno latour in the. By emphasizing the agency of lifeforms and their ability to set goals, gaia 2. 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.
Gaia has operated without foresight or planning on the part of organisms, but the evolution of humans and their technology are changing that. Diplomacy in the face of gaia writer, editor, researcher. These links seem to be dead, but the pdf of the lectures can be found here. There is no single institution able to cover, oversee, dominate. Bruno latour has made the text of his gifford lectures available as a pdf on his site facing gaia. Bruno latours gifford lectures, february 20 anthem. The surprising new preacher of gaia is bruno latour. A series of six lectures by bruno latour, professor at sciences po, paris. He is especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies sts. Facing gaia eight lectures on the new climatic regime bruno latour translated by catherine porter polity. Bruno latour gaia gifford six lectures 1 free download as pdf file. Latours gifford lectures text now available as pdf. Download bruno latour in pdf and epub formats for free. Pdf james lovelocks vision of earth as a living cybernetic system is popular again.
Professor bruno latour delivers the gifford lecture series entitled facing gaia. The text of the play and most of my own articles cited in this. Professor bruno latour the university of edinburgh. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime by bruno latour. He was wondering why a french philosopher was interested enough in the gaia theory to devote a whole book to it bruno latours facing gaia. 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. Year of birth, place 1947, beaune, france lives and works in paris, france biography. Review of bruno latour s facing gaia down to earth. An introduction to actornetwork theory, our modern cult of the factish gods, an inquiry into modes of existence, and many other books. In this extended reworking of his gifford lectures, noted anthropologist and pioneer of the field of science and technology studies bruno latour turns his attention to the pressing matter of climate catastrophe.
An interview with bruno latour, social studies of science, 432. Six lectures on the political theology of nature thanks to owain jones for the link it seems this may have been available. Gaia has operated without foresight or planning on the part of organisms, but the evolution of. With the book avoiding questions of global capitalism and political economy, alexandre leskanich questions whether this. The situation is even more unstable today, now that we have entered an ecological mutation of unprecedented scale. Making such conscious choices to operate within gaia constitutes a fundamental new state of gaia, which we call gaia 2. The lectures are now available as a book details here bruno latour has made the text of his gifford lectures available as a pdf on his site facing gaia. It is heavily influenced by the gaia theory, originally put forward by inventor james lovelock. Latour tells us in 2008, in an acceptance speech for the siegfried unseld prize, that for more than thirty years he has been working towards the.
Bruno latour french sociologist and philosopher, bruno latour, is one of the most signi. Bruno latour thinks about the anthropocene resilience. Facing gaia eight lectures on the new climatic regime by bruno latour. For the last three centuries new ideas of nature have been continually developed by theology, politics, economics, and science, especially the sciences of the material world. Seeking a way of radically shaking culture out of sleep walking. Bruno latour, a philosopher and anthropologist, is the author of reassembling the social. 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. Books by bruno latour author of we have never been modern. All lectures take place in st cecilias hall, niddry street, cowgate, edinburgh, at 5. Bruno latours most popular book is we have never been modern. Facing gaia collects the lectures that the french philosopher bruno latour delivered at edinburgh university in 20 for their gifford lectures series. Bruno latour is one of the worlds leading sociologists and anthropologists. 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, 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.
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