Working with Substance: Actor-Network Theory and the Modal Weight of the Material.

The article reports on the materials and designs of the actor-network theory (ANT). It also presents various ways of thinking such as ontological holism, nominalism or localism, and constructivism. Moreover, the author discusses the ANT's objects and subjects whether they are the different, the same...

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Published in:	Techné: Research in Philosophy & Technology Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 65 - 85
Main Author:	McGrail, Robert
Format:	Article
Published:	Philosophy Documentation Center Winter2008
Subjects:	Actor-network theory Social science research Social theory Ontology Holism Nominalism Constructivism (Philosophy)
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