Mol 6: "ontology is not given in the order of things, but [rather] ontologies are brought into being, sustained, or allowed to wither away in common, day-to-day, sociomaterial practices"
7: "Investigating and questioning ontologies are therefore not old-fashioned philosophical pastimes [...] Ontologies are, instead, highly topical matters."
In the study of medicine, they "inform and are informed by our bodies, the organization of our health care systems, the rhythms and pains of our diseases, and the shape of our technologies. All of these, all at once, all intertwined, all in tension."