Pluriversal Problems, Revolutionary Remedies. (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Seth, Suman
• Other Names: Hofmänner Alexandra guest-editor.; Prasad Amit guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Science, technology & society. Volume 28:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 29
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• Subjects: Ontology -- pluriverse -- human-centred -- Gods -- postcolonial -- decolonial -- one-world world -- secularism; Technology -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Science -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 509
• DOI: 10.1177/09717218221102602
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0971-7218

Abstract

This article offers a description of and engagement with a number of arguments that have been framed around the notion of 'ontological symmetry' or the promotion of a 'pluriverse' over a universe. I seek, first, to explain what problems scholars are seeking to solve with these interventions; second, I point to certain missteps that have been made as part of these solutions, particularly in relation to human-centredness in conceptions of practice-based ontologies; and third, I draw attention to the dangers involved in assuming that the pluriverse will not be governed by power imbalances similar to those found in a one-world world.