The concept of "method assemblage" in John Law’s methodology
The paper aims to research the concept of «method assemblage» in John Law’s methodology. John Law, a British sociologist, and methodologist of science, representative of the Lancaster School of Actor-Network Theory (ANT), is less well known to the Russian academic community than his colleagues from the ANT Paris School, Bruno Latour, and Michel Callon. However, the study of Law’s research papers is necessary because he makes a special contribution to the methodology of the social sciences. Recognizing the methodological crisis of Actor-Network Theory at the end of the 20th century, Law tries to overcome it by rethinking the scientific method. Reality is diverse and changeable, therefore, it is necessary to abandon claims to the universality of knowledge and accept its locality and utility. The quintessence of this intention is Law’s concept of «method assemblage». Its heuristic potential has been recognized by many representatives of the social sciences (sociology, religious studies, ethnography, etc.)