An original project of "experimental metaphysics" by philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour.

In this book, French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour develops an original project of "experimental metaphysics." Its primary goal is to formulate a new concept of political ecology that would reconcile scientific practices with democratic decision-making processes—a task that requires a simultaneous rethinking of three concepts fundamental to Western philosophy: *logos*, *physis*, and *polis*. Drawing on research in the sociology of science, comparative anthropology, and political philosophy—as well as a radically new interpretation of the practices of environmental movements—Latour proposes a program for constructing a "common world" in which non-human actors participate on an equal footing with humans.