we have never been modern
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"We Have Never Been Modern" is a 1991 book by French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour that challenges traditional distinctions between nature and society and critiques the modernist worldview.
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| Nous n'avons jamais été modernes | 1 |
| we have never been modern canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: we have never been modern Context triple: [Bruno Latour, notableIdea, we have never been modern]
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The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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A Modern Instance
"A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
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C.
A Modern Symposium
A Modern Symposium is a philosophical dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that explores contemporary ethical, religious, and social questions through a series of fictional conversations.
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D.
Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
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E.
Past and Present
Past and Present is a 19th-century historical and social critique by Thomas Carlyle that contrasts medieval monastic life with the industrial age to condemn modern social injustices and moral decay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: we have never been modern Target entity description: "We Have Never Been Modern" is a 1991 book by French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour that challenges traditional distinctions between nature and society and critiques the modernist worldview.
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A.
The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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B.
A Modern Instance
"A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
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C.
A Modern Symposium
A Modern Symposium is a philosophical dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that explores contemporary ethical, religious, and social questions through a series of fictional conversations.
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D.
Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
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E.
Past and Present
Past and Present is a 19th-century historical and social critique by Thomas Carlyle that contrasts medieval monastic life with the industrial age to condemn modern social injustices and moral decay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ sociology book ⓘ |
| argues |
that modern societies constantly produce hybrids of nature and culture
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that modernity never fully achieved its claimed separation of nature and culture ⓘ that the separation between nature and society is artificial ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
the idea of a clear break between premodern and modern societies
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the strict separation of nature and culture in modern thought ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of science
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science and technology studies ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | We Have Never Been Modern ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
debates about modernity and postmodernity
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environmental and ecological theory ⓘ theory of globalization ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle |
We Have Never Been Modern
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surface form:
Nous n’avons jamais été modernes
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| influencedField |
anthropology
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environmental humanities ⓘ political theory ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ sociology of science ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of modernist worldview
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hybrids of nature and society ⓘ modernism ⓘ modernity ⓘ nature–culture divide ⓘ science ⓘ society ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
hybrids
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modern constitution ⓘ purification and translation ⓘ quasi-objects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
constructivism
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post-structuralism ⓘ relational ontology ⓘ |
| proposes | critique of the modern constitution ⓘ |
| publicationType | monograph ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts
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surface form:
Laboratory Life
Pandora's Hope ⓘ
surface form:
Pandora’s Hope
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society ⓘ
surface form:
Science in Action
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| theoreticalFramework | actor–network theory ⓘ |
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