From: "Frans Schryer" <FRANS-AT-css.uoguelph.ca> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 18:42:26 GMT-5 Subject: Re: Bhaskar & Bourdieu Polo Diaz wrote: > Bhaskar's realism is undoubtedly a good complement to > Bourdieu's approach. I would suggest, however, that a more > sociological complement to Bourdieu's approach is found in > the work of A.Sayer. Sayer's methodological arguments are found > in his book "Method in Social Research. A Realist Approach" > (Routledge: London, 1992). His arguments about the construction > of the theoretical object tend to follow the same line than > Bhaskar, but with a more sociological emphasis. In these terms > it complements and fills the empty spaces left by Bourdieu's > "Le metier de sociologue". > >I agree. I have read some of Bashkar and also used Andrew Sayer's book in an integrated methods course I taught here at the university of Guelph. Sayer refers to and adknowledges Bashkar and he also writes in a clearer, more straight-forward fashion. I also highly recommend his book. I have also gone back and been reading some of Gaston Bachelard's work, which gave me a much better understanding of where Bourdieu is coming from. I think Bourdieu successfully "transposed" or applied Bachelard's key insights to the social realm and to the field of social science, in a creative and imaginative manner, while recognizing the unique nature of social reality. Since Bachelard has written quite a few books (rationalisme applique, philosofie de non etc.), I highly recommend Mary Tiles's book on Gaston Bachelard. She is an analytical philosopher (a la Russell and Frege), which Bachelard is NOT, but she did a very sympathetic and insightful explanation of Bachelard's way of thinking and recognized how different (but good) is his approach. I have also come to realize the tremendous influence of Wittgenstein on Bourdieu (at least Wittgenstein's later works) Frans J. Schryer University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada ********************************************************************** Contributions: bourdieu-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu Commands: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu Requests: bourdieu-approval-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
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