tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150054685833473560.post5418268743667571860..comments2023-11-27T10:00:39.951-08:00Comments on Bryce's Blog: Reading LatourBryce C. Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311310857385837721noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150054685833473560.post-3249418047132877242010-04-16T10:17:40.797-07:002010-04-16T10:17:40.797-07:00Absolutely not Re: "devoid of human interfere...Absolutely not Re: "devoid of human interference"--especially because in the readings of Kosso, we learn that how we observe and theorize completely depends on how we've been culturally conditioned to percieve and inquire. --so, I'd have to adjust my thinking there to include the idea that theories are socially constructed and maleable (sp?).Bryce C. Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311310857385837721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150054685833473560.post-17883409888647228202010-04-14T16:29:23.897-07:002010-04-14T16:29:23.897-07:00Lots of good stuff in this reflection...and only s...Lots of good stuff in this reflection...and only so much time to devote to each weblog entry from those in the class. So I begin with this from you: "which makes the critical inquirer much less likely to continue on the path of uncovering real truths devoid of human interference." Given where the class discussion moved on Tuesday the 13th, do you still want to stick to this phrasing of "real truths devoid of human interference"? How would you square that way of putting it with Latour's "two-faced Janus" and its diametrically opposed ways of talking about truth, what's real, and what's Nature? How much useful "work" does the idea of "interference" do when considering Latour's interwoven image of science in the making comes into play? On another matter...I have to think more about what one might say about the ease (or difficulty) of refutation. Where one "strikes" in the chain of argumentation DOES make a difference, as you suggest.Michael Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14913315472065732932noreply@blogger.com