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Professor in exile. Biologist. Seeker and communicator of truths. Spends time in the Amazon. Rhymes with flying.

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    1. Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 25

      Extensive profile on Bruno Latour, the French philosopher whose work helped create the science wars of the 1990s, and gave cover to those who don’t believe in objective reality. HT @NobodysMonopoly—thank you. 1/6https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/magazine/bruno-latour-post-truth-philosopher-science.html …

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    2. Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 25

      Nowhere does Latour take responsibility for the interpretation of his work that “facts” are social constructs. He (and Haraway, quoted herein) both want two incompatible things: everything is a social construct, but trust the “good” scientists, the ones with whom we agree. 2/6

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    3. Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 25

      I wonder if Latour could define what actually makes a scientist a good scientist? If he does not think that the scientific method minimizes the role of bias in discerning truth, on what basis does he think that we should accept any scientific conclusions? 3/6

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    4. Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 25

      “Facts remain robust only when they are supported by a common culture” Latour argues. He is conflating what is asserted, with how the assertion is received. This creates and then feeds confusion, leaving space wide open for bad actors to come in and make trouble. 4/6

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    5. Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 25

      Kofman, the author of the NYT profile, summarizes Latour: “Whether or not a statement is believed depends far less on its veracity than on the conditions of its ‘construction’” This is true. But again, it conflates belief (social acceptance) with accuracy (truth). 5/6

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    6. Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 25

      Of course he believes in reality! says Latour. But he is either being dishonest with himself, or the rest of us, if he can’t see the logical end point of his work. This is part of what @ConceptualJames, @HPluckrose, and @peterboghossian revealed w the Grievance Studies Hoax. /end

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    7. Joel Barker‏ @JoelByronBarker Oct 25
      Replying to @HeatherEHeying @ConceptualJames and

      So social commentators should think about the logical endpoints, including social outcome, of their work? That is a huge responsibility, hard to predict, and separate from truth. I will check out the article but I am asking your position on this, @HeatherEHeying.

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      Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 25
      Replying to @JoelByronBarker @ConceptualJames and

      I agree with you. Requiring people to be responsible for the abuse of their ideas stops good discussions in their tracks. But I view Latour as internally inconsistent on this front. He is trying to have it both ways, which requires not recognizing what his work actually suggests.

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        1. Joel Barker‏ @JoelByronBarker Oct 25
          Replying to @HeatherEHeying @ConceptualJames and

          Hmm. I'll keep your thoughts in mind as I read.

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