Aramis, or the Love of Technology

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Synopsis

Bruno Latour has written a unique and wonderful tale of a technological dream gone wrong. As the young engineer and professor follow Aramis' trail--conducting interviews, analyzing documents, assessing the evidence--perspectives keep shifting: the truth is revealed as multilayered, unascertainable, comprising an array of possibilities worthy of Rashomon. The reader is eventually led to see the project from the point of view of Aramis, and along the way gains insight into the relationship between human beings and their technological creations. This charming and profound book, part novel and part sociological study, is Latour at his thought-provoking best.

Book details

Author:
Bruno Latour
ISBN:
9780674265318
Related ISBNs:
9780674043237, 9780674043220
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-05-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1996
Copyright by:
the President and Fellows of Harvard College 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Sociology, Technology