Aramis, or the Love of Technology
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Aramis, or the Love of Technology is a socio-technical case study by Bruno Latour that examines the failed development of an experimental Parisian public transport system to explore how technologies emerge, gain support, and ultimately succeed or collapse.
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| Aramis, or the Love of Technology canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Aramis, or the Love of Technology Context triple: [Bruno Latour, notableWork, Aramis, or the Love of Technology]
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Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is a classic 1844 adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that follows d'Artagnan and three musketeers in a swashbuckling tale of honor, friendship, and political intrigue in 17th-century France.
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C.
Musketeers of the Guard
The Musketeers of the Guard were an elite corps of light cavalry and guardsmen serving the French kings, famed for their dashing image and association with Alexandre Dumas’s swashbuckling heroes.
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Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
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d'Artagnan Romances
The d'Artagnan Romances is a series of historical adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas that follows the life and exploits of the musketeer d'Artagnan and his companions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aramis, or the Love of Technology Target entity description: Aramis, or the Love of Technology is a socio-technical case study by Bruno Latour that examines the failed development of an experimental Parisian public transport system to explore how technologies emerge, gain support, and ultimately succeed or collapse.
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A.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
-
B.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is a classic 1844 adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that follows d'Artagnan and three musketeers in a swashbuckling tale of honor, friendship, and political intrigue in 17th-century France.
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C.
Musketeers of the Guard
The Musketeers of the Guard were an elite corps of light cavalry and guardsmen serving the French kings, famed for their dashing image and association with Alexandre Dumas’s swashbuckling heroes.
-
D.
Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
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E.
d'Artagnan Romances
The d'Artagnan Romances is a series of historical adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas that follows the life and exploits of the musketeer d'Artagnan and his companions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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socio-technical case study ⓘ |
| addresses |
contingency in technological development
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failure of the Aramis project ⓘ role of negotiation in technology design ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate that technological failure is collective
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question linear models of technological progress ⓘ show how technologies are socially constructed ⓘ |
| analyzes |
decision-making in technological projects
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distribution of responsibility in project failure ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | interactions between engineers, politicians, and users ⓘ |
| describes | experimental Parisian public transport system ⓘ |
| examines |
relations between technology and organizations
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relations between technology and politics ⓘ relations between technology and users ⓘ |
| explores |
how technologies gain allies
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how technologies lose support ⓘ moral dimensions of technological design ⓘ |
| field |
science and technology studies
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sociology of technology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emergence of technological projects
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processes of gaining support for technology ⓘ reasons for technological collapse ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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science and technology studies literature ⓘ |
| hasSetting | public transportation planning ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Aramis public transport project
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actor-network theory ⓘ innovation failure ⓘ socio-technical systems ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
case study
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hybrid of fiction and non-fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
agency of non-human actors
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ethics of technological innovation ⓘ ontology of technological artifacts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
innovation studies
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project management in technology ⓘ public transport ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ |
| setInCountry | France ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | actor-network theory ⓘ |
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Subject: Aramis, or the Love of Technology Description of subject: Aramis, or the Love of Technology is a socio-technical case study by Bruno Latour that examines the failed development of an experimental Parisian public transport system to explore how technologies emerge, gain support, and ultimately succeed or collapse.
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