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| Title: | Caf Philo: Down to Earth by Bruno Latour | | Date: | 5/19/2026 (Tuesday) | | Address: | 53 Marlborough St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02116 | | Location: | Boston, MA | | Hours: | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 6:00PM EDT | | Cost/Cover: | See Details | | Contact Info: | See Details |
| Details: | What does it really mean to live on Earth today?
In this Caf-Philo, we will explore Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime, one of Bruno Latours most accessible and provocative books. Written in the context of climate change, political polarization, and growing inequalities, the book invites us to rethink a deeply ingrained habit of thought: the idea that humans and nature exist as separate worlds.
Instead of separating human society from nature, Latour asks a basic but urgent question: How can humans live alongside other living beings on a limited planet?
Latour argues that many of todays political crises, from climate denial to growing inequality, come from our refusal to accept that humans are part of nature and not separate from it.
He suggests that politics should move beyond the opposition between the global and the local, and instead focus on how we can learn to live together on Earth.
Guided by Pierre-Laurent Boulanger, who worked closely with Bruno Latour for several years, this conversation will unpack Latours ideas in a clear and approachable way, connecting philosophy to everyday questions about territory, belonging, responsibility, and our shared future.
No philosophical background is required. Curiosity and openness are more than enough.
Reading the book in advance is encouraged but not required. You can order your copy here.
The event will be held in English. The discussion will be followed by a convivial moment with a glass of wine.
Register here : https:\/\/frenchlibrary.org\/events\/latour2026\/
$10 for members | $15 general public
Pierre-Laurent Boulanger teaches philosophy at the International School of Boston. He previously taught for ten years in the Philosophy Department at Universit Paris Nanterre, with a research focus on the philosophy of the body and sport.
From 2013 to 2016, he worked directly with Bruno Latour as a research assistant and later contributed to Latours AIME project, d |
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