Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 19:55:40 +0100 (BST)
From: Karl <kam13-AT-hermes.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: Bourdieu: realist, materialist...?



I won't pick up on all the points raised, though I also found the post
interesting (and often disturbing - either tongue in cheek or immensely
self-deprecating).

I did want to Ask, though, whether there is anyone who knows much about
whether Bourdieu has talked about scientific or critical realism.  I know
Bridget Fowler mentions in an introduction to 'Understanding' that
Bourdieu is a critial realist, but I'm not sure whether this has been
discussed before on the list or in print.  

Personally, I think there are resonances with critical realism
(relationalism, for example) but they may part company in areas where
perhaps Bourdieu is unclear or ambivalent.

Cheers,

Karl



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