About a Fruitful Misunderstanding: From Souriau’s Modes of Existence to Latour’s Ecologizing Inquiries

This article examines the particular way Souriau’s concepts of instauration and modes existence have been inherited by Bruno Latour in his Inquiry into Modes Existence. It suggests that has hacked some key-aspects general ontology order to regionalize it and, doing so, give Moderns an accurate depiction plurality beings they hold dear. then shows how concept is crucial Latour’s project rethinking repopulating modern institutions, a gesture aimed at making metaphysics vital practice power make world worth worrying caring for.