Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:27:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: George Free <aw570-AT-freenet.toronto.on.ca>
Subject: Re: Bourdieu the "Top Guy"


On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mich=E8le?= Ollivier wrote:

> In short, he dismisses his critics by showing the sociological 
> underpinnings of their arguments while refusing to apply the same 
> procedure to his own nalyses.
> 

I appreciate your point Michele, but I believe that what is important 
about Bourdieu is that he is *constantly* applying his sociology of 
intellectuals to his own work. Whether his analyses are correct or not is 
always a question for further research and debate of course. But I 
believe he is one of the most self-critical intellectuals, always 
interogating his own position and trying to discover his own blindnesses 
and limitations. 

George Free
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