“facts remain robust only when they are supported by a common culture, by institutions that can be trusted, by a more or less decent public life, by more or less reliable media”
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Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. He was especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies (STS). After teaching at the Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation of the École des Mines de Paris from 1982 to 2006, he became a professor at Sciences Po Paris (2006–2017), where he was the scientific director of the Sciences Po Medialab. He ret…
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culture · French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist (1947–2022) · anthropologist · sociologist · professor · philosopher · writer · university teacher · science journalist · also Bruno Latour, Latour
Born 22 June 1947 · Died 9 October 2022 · Q355237
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2026· 3 entries
“But when you think in terms of a critical zone, you are locked in, you cannot escape.”
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“It is hard not to be caught up in the author's obvious delight in deploying a classic work from antiquity to bring current concerns into sharper focus, following along as he manages to leave the reader with the impression that the protagonists Socrates and Callicles are not only in dialogue with each other but with Latour as well.”
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2022· 3 entries
Hyperallergic: Bruno Latour’s Final Performance on the Climate Crisis Serves More Questions Than Answers
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Le Monde.fr: Bruno Latour, French philosopher of 'new climatic regime', dies at 75
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Died 2022-10-09.
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2021· 2 entries
Awarded Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (2021).
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Received the Kyoto Prize in the category "Thought and Ethics"
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2019· 1 entry
Artnet: Bruno Latour, the Philosopher of Science Who Changed Art Theory, Explains His New Book on Climate Change
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2018· 2 entries
“Science needs a lot of support to exist and to be objective … [it needs] support by scientists, institutions, the academy, journals, peers, instruments, money – all of these real-world ecosystems, so to speak, necessary for producing objective facts. “Science depends on them just like you depend on the oxygen in this room. It’s very simple.”
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“I think we were so happy to develop all this critique because we were so sure of the authority of science,”
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2017· 3 entries
Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (2017).
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JSTOR Daily: Bruno Latour: Reassembling the Political
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That he is interested in helping to rebuild trust in science and that some of the authority of science needs to be regained
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2016· 2 entries
Awarded prix de l'Académie catholique de France (2016).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh (2016).
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded Albertus-Magnus professorate (2015).
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2014· 2 entries
BroadwayWorld: Bruno Latour and Company to Tackle Climate Change in GAIA GLOBAL CIRCUS at The Kitchen This Fall
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Awarded prix Raymond-de-Boyer-de-Sainte-Suzanne (2014).
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Holberg International Memorial Prize (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
Career landmark: Director of SPEAP (2012–2017).
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2011).
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded doctor honoris causa of the University of Warwick (2009).
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2008· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal (2008).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg (2008).
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Awarded Siegfried Unseld Preis (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: chief scientific officer (2007–2012).
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne (2006).
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To Sciences Po, where he was the first occupant of a chair named for Gabriel Tarde
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2005· 2 entries
Also held the Spinoza Chair of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam
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Published “Reassembling the Social” — cited 15,600 times.
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms (2002).
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1998· 1 entry
That referred to research showing that the pharaoh Ramses II probably died of tuberculosis in which Latour asks "How could he pass away due to a bacillus discovered by Koch in 1882
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of Lund University (1996).
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1992· 2 entries
Awarded John Desmond Bernal Prize (1992).
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Awarded prix Roberval Grand public (1992).
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1991· 1 entry
And then in English in 1993 as We Have Never Been Modern
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1987· 1 entry
Studied at School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, habilitation (1987).
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1975· 1 entry
Studied at Tours University, doctorate in France (1975).
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1972· 1 entry
Studied at University of Burgundy Europe (1966–1972).
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1947· 1 entry
Born 1947-06-22.
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