LATOUR’S ONTOECOLOGY AS A CRITIQUE OF THE MODERNS: A Critical Genealogy of Modern Assumptions, the Author's Proposals for Change, and Their Theoretical-Practical Applicability
Ecology, Gaia, Moderno Philosophy, Latour, Nonhumans, Parliament of Things, Actor-Network-Theory, Enviromentalism, Metatheory.
This dissertation aims to investigate the ecological critique that Latour presents against modern thought. By means of philosophical hermeneutics, it seeks to deconstruct the main assumptions of the modern worldview, which is based on disjunctions, and to contextualize them in the form of a genealogy. This methodology is applied to Latour’s social thought, with the intention of comparing them in order to better understand the author's critique of the moderns. It also aims to clarify how he intends to solve the problems generated by modernity, such as the degradation of nature, denialism, and the disorganization of public discourse categories. Finally, it seeks to demonstrate the application of Latour's thought through a concise literature review.