SOCI 364 Lecture 2: L2
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Can it constitute the ties that bind us together: what really holds us together is the non-human masses, our social ties to things around us, the way we interact to things. Example: what is the #1 cause of death for canadians age 15-24: vehicle collision, what is making cars safer, manufacturing regulations, standards for driving, collision warnings. Latour: (cid:862)e(cid:448)ery ti(cid:373)e you (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)hat a (cid:374)o(cid:374)-human does, simply imagine what other hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s or other (cid:374)o(cid:374)hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s (cid:449)ould ha(cid:448)e to do (cid:449)ere this (cid:272)hara(cid:272)ter (cid:374)ot prese(cid:374)t(cid:863) Delegation: human vs non-human, but it does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essarily (cid:373)atter, it(cid:859)s (cid:374)ot a(cid:374) i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t issue (fig 8. 4) When you delegate a non-human to do something of use to other humans then the non-human begins to prescribe its ideal user, and to discriminate against other users (that do(cid:374)(cid:859)t adhere to this prescribed user model) Latour: no: always have to be considered together.
