December 3, 2015 - 06:04
Latour offers a lot in this article. Honestly, I found itvery hard to comprehend, but this is some of what I've taken out of it.
One of his main points is that the world is "fully articulated and active," not in accordance with the deanimated view it's viewed with today. The Earth, or Gaia, is an agent in our "geostory." He also calls to return to the metamorphic zone. Additionally, there's something really interesting in the way he talks about shifts and eras. Why should we divide so clearly into different parts of the world's story? (Think "Age of the Anthropocene") This contrasts interestingly with heis approach about time flows (from future to present). I think there's also something interesting regarding the saliency and interaction science and religion over time.
A question I have, beyond how to truly understand what is being said by Latour in the article, is about naturalization. How hard will it be to breakfrom the destructive patterns we've created? Will it come, in time, with ecolinguistic alterations and educators dedicated to training youth to stop? While it shouldn't mater, it does: human uncomfort matters a lot with these types of situations. Going back to the white savoior industrical complex, for example, there's the deeper appearance of lak of empathy, which is crucial fo righting this fight.