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Bruno Latour (; born 22 June 1947) is a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist of science.〔Wheeler, Will. ''Bruno Latour: Documenting Human and Nonhuman Associations'' Critical Theory for Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited, 2010, p. 189.〕 He is especially known for his work in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS).〔See Steve Fuller, "Science and Technology Studies", in ''The Knowledge book. Key concepts in philosophy, science and culture'', Acumen (UK) and McGill-Queens University Press (NA), 2007, p. 153.〕 After teaching at the École des Mines de Paris (Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation) from 1982 to 2006, he is now Professor at Sciences Po Paris (2006),〔See Latour's "Biography" (Bruno Latour's official website )〕 where he is the scientific director of the Sciences Po Medialab. He is also a Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics.〔http://www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/whoswho/Visiting%20Fellows.aspx〕 Latour is best known for his books ''We Have Never Been Modern'' (1991; English translation, 1993), ''Laboratory Life'' (with Steve Woolgar, 1979) and ''Science in Action'' (1987).〔Heather Vidmar-McEwen,("Anthropologists biographies: Bruno Latour" ), "Anthropologists biographies: Bruno Latour", Indiana University Anthropology Department〕 Although his studies of scientific practice were at one time associated with social constructionist〔 approaches to the philosophy of science, Latour has diverged significantly from such approaches. He is best known for withdrawing from the subjective/objective division and re-developing the approach to work in practice.〔 Along with Michel Callon and John Law, Latour is one of the primary developers of actor–network theory (ANT), a constructionist approach influenced by the ethnomethodology of Harold Garfinkel, the generative semiotics of Algirdas Julius Greimas, and (more recently) the sociology of Émile Durkheim's rival Gabriel Tarde. Latour's monographs earned him a 10th place among most-cited book authors in the humanities and social sciences for the year 2007. ==Biography== Latour is related to a well-known family of winemakers from Burgundy, but is not associated with the similarly named estate in Bordeaux.〔Blok, A. & Elgaard Jensen, T. ''Bruno Latour: hybrid thoughts in a hybrid world''. London: Routledge, 2011.〕 As a student, Latour originally focused on philosophy and was deeply influenced by Michel Serres. Latour received his Ph.D. in Theology at the University of Tours.〔("Bruno Latour" by Heather Vidmar-McEwen )〕 He quickly developed an interest in anthropology, and undertook fieldwork in Ivory Coast which resulted in a brief monograph on decolonization, race, and industrial relations.〔 After spending more than 20 years at the Centre de sociologie de l'innovation at the École des Mines in Paris, Latour moved in 2006 to Sciences Po, where he is the first occupant of a Chair named for Gabriel Tarde. In recent years he has also served as one of the curators of successful art exhibitions at the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie in Karlsruhe, Germany, including "Iconoclash" (2002) and "Making Things Public" (2005). In 2005 he also held the Spinoza Chair of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam.〔http://www.uva.nl/en/disciplines/philosophy/home/components-centrecolumn/the-spinoza-chair.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruno Latour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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