Pluriversal Problems, Revolutionary Remedies

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.