From: "Simon Beesley" <simonb-AT-beesleys.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Bourdieu and Objectivity
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:19:37 +0100


Kent,

Almost ready to throw in the towel. Just a few more questions, a humble plea for
elucidation.

"And I can only agree with Rogers Brubaker's analysis according to which what I
aim to produce and transmit above all is a scientific habitus, a system of
dispositions necessary to the constitution of the craft of sociologist in its
universality."

What would these dispositions be? Can Bourdieu give us an inkling of them? What
else could they be but the principles underlying Bourdieu's sociology, the rough
and ready elements of his methodolgy? That is, the principles of reflexivity,
the technique of objectifying the subject of objectification, etc.. Now are you
saying that these can somehow be embedded, embodied, and whatnot as
dispositions? Are you saying we could have an unconscious or embodied
disposition to be reflexive and that this would successfully guide our cognitive
practices when we do sociology?

Sounds marvellous. When is it going to be put into practice?

Regards
Simon


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