I discuss different scientific and nonmodern worlds as they appear in a performative (rather than representational) idiom, situating my analysis in relation to the recent ontological turns in STS and anthropology. I propose an ontology of decentred becoming that can help us take seriously the multiplicity of ‘found’ ontologies. A key concept is that of ‘islands of stability,’ which enables a comparative transition between the worlds of science and shamanism. This offers an opportunity to reflect back critically and politically on modernity, while highlighting the problems of anthropological translation that surface in a performative apprehension of nonmodern worlds. In conclusion, I touch on scientific and nonscientific worlds (complexity theory, cybernetics, taoism, zen) that do not centre themselves on islands of stability.

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本体论转向：认真对待不同的世界

我讨论了不同的科学世界和非现代世界，因为它们以一种表现性的（而不是表现性的）习语出现，将我的分析置于与 STS 和人类学最近的本体论转向相关的位置。我提出了一种去中心化的本体论，它可以帮助我们认真对待“发现的”本体论的多样性。一个关键概念是“稳定岛”，它可以实现科学世界和萨满教之间的比较过渡。这提供了对现代性进行批判性和政治性反思的机会，同时突出了在对非现代世界的表演性理解中出现的人类学翻译问题。总之，我会触及不以稳定岛为中心的科学和非科学世界（复杂性理论、控制论、道教、禅宗）。