Simon Lee Approximately 150 Words
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Scientific Writing 105-19
We Have Never Been Modern
By Simon Lee
In We Have Never Been Modern, Bruno Latour discusses how newspaper articles that are written are distinguished into one category or another. However, a lot of the articles are hybrids. For example, an article about the ozone layer involves both science and politics. Yet the fragile thread that connects several different fields of study will be broken. However to be a modern society we must retie the Gordian knot.
I believe that the Greek Tree is a good example of what Latour discusses in his article. The Greek Tree is a blend the natural world and the social world into one. However people will try to distinguish it into one category or another instead of realizing that it is a blend of both.
Your connection to your essay is very precise and descriptive and allows the audience to understand what you’re illustrating. You also cited direct examples from the text well but may be missing a few connections to his argument. Other than just his sub-claims, what exactly is Latour’s main argument?