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Wspólnota poszerzona – spotkania ludzkich i pozaludzkich aktorów
Expanded community – encounters of human and nonhuman actors

Author(s): Agnieszka Kowalczyk
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: collective; nonhuman; Latour; Haraway; laboratory; instrumental action; technology; means and ends; ANT.

Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates one of the “posthumanist” propositions of redefining notion of community. It argues that in order to expand community as regards nonhuman animals (Haraway) and technology, things (Latour) it is necessary to go beyond dichotomy of means and ends, instrumental and communicative action.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 116-135
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish