eh, I mean, you do you — nobody’s forcing you to sit down and read French Philosophy or anything. But this is a thread on Bruno Latour, and context, intentions,

eh, I mean, you do you — nobody’s forcing you to sit down and read French Philosophy or anything. But this is a thread on Bruno Latour, and context, intentions, and history are useful for having a productive discussion about the guy. Some of us do find context, intentions, and history for major thinkers or philosophical movements interesting — that’s what TFA was about, after all. Make no mistake, “intellectual garbage” does exist. I’m not saying everything is equally valid. Furthermore, life is short and you don’t have to engage deeply with everything if it’s not your cup of tea. But if you do want to engage in a debate about a major thinker with long career and a serious body of work (which by the way is not comparable to engaging with a random short HN post), then people are more likely to listen to you if you make an effort to understand them.