مذاکره با اشیا: برونو لاتور و نظریۀ کنشگر- شبکه فارسی 1403

The art of actor-network theory, of which Latour is one of the main authors, is to establish a very general symmetry between humans and non-humans; Non-humans are not mere tools in the hands of humans, nor silent and hidden objects, waiting for a subject (knowledge) to discover them one day. They have their own life, history, agency, action and influence. The goal of actor-network theory is to give or restore the dignity of agency and historicity to objects. They are not passive objects in the hands of man, but the side of human negotiation. They are partners in making our socio-political history. They are true citizens of society. Most of the history of thought is the history of expropriating the agency of non-humans for the benefit of humans; In the words of Latour: "Non-humans are born free, but they are always locked!"